'Routes in Arabia' [‎292] (325/852)

Route No. %0—rontd.
At mile 16, Qabr Qailul, a tomb situated close to the sea.
. ^ m " e ('haidhah, good water ; this is the largest village
in Qamar Bay, and is about 1 mile from the beach.
10 TABUT .. .. 20 m. South by west.
. Over a low-lying
m ' coastal plain.
At mile 2, hamlet of Haraiq.
At mile 16, hamlet of Hairut.
About mile 18, pass a small saddle hill, some 3 miles from tho
shore.
At mile 20, hamlet of Tabut; all three of these hamlets are
about 1 mile from the shore.
11 K H A IS AIB .. 22 m. South. After leav-
ing the sandy beach of
" 111 . , . Tabut the route begins
to ascend. A line of cliffs, at first low and irregular, rises close
to the shore.
At mile 7, Khor Khalfot, where boats of from 30 to 40 tons
are hauled up during the south-west monsoon.
Just beyond this creek the cliffs are about 50 feet high.
At mile 9, Nishtun, a village in a sandy bight.
At mile 10, Ras Fintas where the highland from the north
west comes up to the shore forming a precipitous escarpment
along which the route runs.
About m. 20, the promontory of Ras Fartak is crossed.
Height, about 1,900 feet.
Khaisaib, a village of about 150 souls. Near by is a valley
up which, at a distance of 3 hours from the mouth, is the large
Mahra village of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. , with a population of about 600 souls,
and possessing 3 or 4 forts. It is a place of considerable trade,
its port being Khaisaib, and its people own several coasting
craft.
ni ^ es inland from Khaisaib are some date groves
with the villages of Dhakrabait, on the eastern side, and Kadifut
on the west, each having about 300 inhabitants. Several wells
ot good water ; some cultivation. Salt is exported from here.