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Route No. 59—contd.
estimate,) at the head of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bani Jabir. Saijah has 120
houses, 30 camels, 50 donkeys, 50 cattle, 300 sheep and goats,
and 15,000 date palms. From here the route goes to Darwa-
zah, which is visible across about 4 miles of open country in the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail. For the remainder of the route to Sarur, see
Route No. 67, Sib-Manah.
An alternative route is to descend the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bani Jabir.
At mile 5 Hil (L) ; 500 houses, 40 camels, 80 donkeys, 70
cattle, 600 sheep and goats, 20,000 date palms. Qurain can
be seen from here about 4 miles away in the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail.
At mile 25 the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bani Jabir joins the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail, just
below Miltiqa, which is 2 miles below Sarur. Here Route No
67, Sib-Manah, joins in.
8 AL-WASIT .. 30 m. East-south-east.
—. For the 5| miles be-
196 m. tween Sarur and Qurta'
see Route No. 67, Sib-Manah. From Qurta' the route lies up the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mansah. The lower part of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. is fringed with date
palms, while the upper part has a smooth and sandy bed with
a slight gradient.
At mile 1, Khatwah ; 30 houses, 15 camels, 25 donkeys, 20
cattle, 150 sheep and goats.
At mile 2, Naf'ah ; 350 houses, 40 camels, 100 donkeys, 80
cattle, 600 sheep and goats, scanty wheat cultivation.
At mile 5, Damdam ; 30 houses, 24 donkeys, 200 sheep and
goats.
At mile 10, Lahan ; 15 camels, 30 donkeys, 10 cattle, and 200
sheep and goats. Between Lahan and Damdam there are three
small villages just off the wddi with an aggregate of 95 houses,
25 camels, 80 donkeys, 40 cattle, 600 sheep and goats.
At mile 1U, Musibt; 50 houses, 10 camels, 30 donkeys, 15
cattle, 1,500 sheep and goats. From here onwards the wddi is
uninhabited till near its head at milo 23J. Sharabat; 30 houses,
10 camels, 30 donkeys, 500 sheep and goats.
At mile 30, Al-Wasit, 35 houses, situated in a bleak place
with a very scanty water-supply. In the same vicinity are two
villages, Manaithlrah and Rah bah, with an aggregate of 55
houses, lt)0 camels, 400 donkeys, 8,000 sheep and goats ; these
figures would seem to be exaggerated.