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Route No. 21— conid.
Wafer. —Scarce and unreliable. After rain a certain amount
may be found for a month or more at stages 2 and 3, but tno
supply cannot be relied on. For Hafar, see Route No. 15.
Fuel.- —'Good at stage 2, but from there onwards it becomes
more and more scarce.
Fodder. —Good camel grazing at stage 2 ; thereafter to tha
Batin scarce but sufficient.
Supplies. —After leaving Kuwait even the smallest quantity
of provisions ceases to be obtainable. It is thus necessary to
carry with one all the food required for the journey. For
Bu raid ah, see Route No. 16, Basrah-Buraidah.
Ko. of stage |
and total I Detaila.
distance.
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KUWAIT. See Route No. 18.
2 KHABRAT-AD- 60 m. Due south. Town
DA WISH. of Kuwait cleared in i
50 m. an hour. Then south
west through a barren, sandy tract to wells of Jadadiyah at mde
9; water indifferent at 24 feet. Two miles to westward is the
Sulaiblyah group of wells ; water indifferent and limited.
The small plateau of Kabaidah is then crossed.
At mile 34, a group of five whitish hills called A1 Minaqish,
r's ng out of a ridge and possessing a water-hole, are passed on
their south side.
Some knolls are now noticeable on the east bank of the
Shaqq depression, the descent into which begins at mile 39.
At mile 41 the Shaqq valley is crossed.
The route next ascends slightly and runs across a bare
plain.
The Khabrat-ad-Dawish lies just off the track to the north.
3 ABUL HIRAN .. 30 m. West-south-west ac-
ross an almost fea-
80 m. tureless plain.
At mile 26 the hill of Sala ! rises 3 miles to the north.