'Routes in Arabia' [‎338] (371/852)

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boute no w—contfl.
Water. —No dot ail3,
Fuel. —Abundant.
Forage. —Some grass.
r ,.if £'tir"s d wB r a srs
would iPem to pam througli Fall.anl .ml tlmaiah HiuaSf terttorj. r0 "' t
4 WADIKHAT!B '' 22 From the birouac
ri o th 6 track crosses the
, ... northern crest of the
ma,n ridge to a gigantic ridge which presents a chain of loftv
woll-Vooded peaks forming the watershed between Khatih
and Dhura. The track descends this ridge by a slippery
pass ot greasy gypsum to the steep ravine of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Aa aman, which is followed to its junction with Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Fisah
above which stands the tower of the Fathani 'Ami Track
continues to descend the wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. which is called Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Khatib
below the junction of Wadis Figah and Xa'aman. It passes
fv, au, tl gr0und between the Ahl Fathan of Oleh and
Shlikh T i Which iS the tOWer of a non -combatant
Shaikh, unattached to any tribe. The wddi runs through
a gorge enclosed by abrupt and lofty heights, until it reaches
nrKhTh F 0 Al - MadInah ' whic h ^ the Rabizi stronghold
Khatib and contains several towers. The village stands on
a salient spur at a sharp bend of the wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. commanding both
w^h tell pth T vf Vlllage the Wddi is s P arsel y timbered
• } ^ (jujube trees). About 2 miles below Al-Madinah
the village of Ra^ab which stands on a salient ridge of shale
WadrKhatib Si Same name withthe
. Rabab the ravine becomes impassable
the ^ r ^ ck scales the right bank, and crosses a ridge with
well-wooded peaks. Camp can be formed here. g
ISAB .. 27 m. From the bivouac
gQ m the track descends into
iU l erestL^ d r ntil ^ iUSt ab0VC an ^gricTkural^sTtlement!
Platau abLrto^ ^ left bailk to a broad ston^
SleenTin a nn ^ove sea level round which the
plateau the j ""Passable gorge. Traversing the
wLro th<. descends by a steep pass to the wddi bed
tance the hmf^lnr^ 3 0l ! t , Foliowing the wddi a short dis-
se in at the next bend and the wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. passes