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Route No. 28— contd.
In ] 908 it also contained a garrison of about 50 Turkish soldiers
furnished by the battalion at 'Anik, about four miles south-south
east of Qatlf town. There were also from 20 to 30 zaptiehs.
The bazar is roofed and contains about 300 shops. Water is
from springs, and is plentiful. Supplies are very limited.
Amongst the exports are dates, date syrup (usually known as
dibs), firewood, and reeds. The imports include rice, coffee,
sugar, wheat, and unhusked rice. There are 13 pearl boats.
1 'AZIZ-AL-MA .. 26 m. West-south-w est
over sand.
26 m. At mile 3, the wells
of A1 Badrani with abundant water. Thence across desolate
and featureless country to the brackish wells of 'Aziz-al-Ma
lying just within the tract known as Hushiim, which contains
many wells. 1
To the westwards 3 miles are the wells of 'Adaiwi.
2 MULAIHAH .. 23 m. South-south-west
across a bare sandy
49 mi plain without land
marks.
Somewhere about mile 15 are the wells of Naba'ah, situated
to the west of the track.
At Mulaihah there are wells ; and 5 miles to the east of them
are those of Bani Halaiwin.
4 UMM RABI'AH 46 m. The route skirts
the isolated and con-
95 ni . spicuous hill called
Jabal Dam, and then runs west-south-west through the district
of Habl, which is an expanse of dark-coloured sand with low
mounds and shallow valleys.
At mile 13 is the well of Tulah, 75 feet deep, but containing
the best water in Habl. This well is 2 miles west of Jabal Dam.
At mile 25, the well of Hafairah, situated on the southern
boundary of Habl. Here Route No. 26, Kuwait-Hofuf, is
crossed.
At mile 34, Jabal Mathluth,
The route then crosses low-lying, rocky ground in the dis
trict of Taff.
The well of Umm Rabi'ah yields good and abundant water.