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ROUTE No. 76.
(MISCELLANEOUS ROUTES in 'OMlK)
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.
There are three principa} routes which conduct from the
coast to the interior of the 'Oman Sultanate, namely one from
Matrah or Sib, by Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail to 'Oman Proper, which is
central and the most important of all; one on the east from
Sur to Ja'alan by Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Falaij; and one on the west from
Sohar to Baraimi by Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Jizi. The chief lateral communi
cations in the interior are a line from Ja'alan which traverses
Sharqiyah to 'Oman Proper, connecting the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Falaij and
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail route, and two from Baraimi across Dhahirah
into 'Oman Proper, one via Najd-al-Makharim, the other vid
Najd-al-Barak, joining the route from the coast by Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-
Jizi with that by Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail. These are all easily passable
for loaded camels and present no difficulties as to water, while
other supplies also are abundant on the Samail route.
Subsidiary routes in Western. Hajar are that xrom Batinah
to Dhahirah by Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Hawasinah, and that from Batinah by
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bani Kharus and over Jabal Akhdhar into Oman
Proper ; the first is passable by camels, the second only by
donkeys. Parallel routes to the interior are said to lie
between these up Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bani Ghafir and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. iara , and to bo
practicable for camels, but neither of them has been used in its
entirety by a European traveller.
Minor routes in Eastern Hajar lead from Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail, or
from Saih Hatat by the Qahza pass, into Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mansah and
thence into Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Tayin ; these can be used by camels. ^ Two
other routes, over the 'Amdah and Manqal passes, respectively,
give access from Saih Hatat to Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Tayin, but they are more
difficult than those already described. There is also a camel
route down Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Tayin from its head to the sea at Daghmar ;
and one or two routes exist between Tayin and bharqlyah, the
best known being that which runs up Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Khabbah from
Ghubrat-at-Tam, but their character is not well ascertained.
There is also a route, in favour with natives of the country,
which connects Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail with Sharqiyah by way of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -
Ja'alan is easily accessible from Khor Jaramah by a route
that crosses Jabal Khamis into Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. J- alaij.
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