'Routes in Arabia' [‎718] (749/852)

718
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We prooeeded for 21 minutes to Shaikh Hasan village, before
mentioned, and ascended a mound beside it. 4 few minute
before reaching it a branch of the Qulah canal was struck.
SHAIKH HUSAIN.. 56 nits. To the north-west by
west, at J of a mile, is a
30 houses of Arabs. (All the Arabs hVthfs kg^ontre frmni")
To the north-east at about 3 miles are 3 small Kurdish villages
The peak of Marwan lies about north-west by ijorth. '
4th Station .. 1 hour 6 rate. VVe proceeded for 10
minutes, and stopped
west by west, at J of mile, is Shaikh HusTin viJlage'' already
mentioned To the north at 1 or 1J miles, is Imam Bawa MahmM
before mentioned. To the north by west, at U or 9 mile,
is part Bawa Palau (see above). The rest of the "village (about
two-thirds) is nearer to the date groves. Marwari still lies to
the north-west by north.
After i 2 minutes we passed Imam Bawa Mahmud, lying }
of a mile to the right of the road ; and 6 minutes later we passed
the second of the two date groves already mentioned, lying 4 a
mile to right of road. J b j ^
5 BAWA TAQ .. 1 hr. 38 mts. After 14 minutes
more we reached a mound
• i j * i , , called Bawa Tan, which
is on the right side o the road. From here from west to south
west he several small Arab villages at various distances. To
nTt y M 0l i th> . fu ab . out 2 miIes ' is a inound ^Ued
all Mai Qulah. Most of this d I strict is watered by the Qulah
canai; but Mustafa Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. s date groves are irrigated by a spring
m the Marwan hill which last begin near the groves in question
Ckner, wheat and barley are the crops hereabouts. To the
Arah, tT w - 0r , 4 , 1 miIeS ' 18 FaIai >' ah v iUage, 50 houses of
Arabs. The Hamrm hills are visible along the left front, from
west-north-west to west-south-west or rather further
af ^ 20 ™ inute s we reached some rising ground, and arrived
tp! f i? P \\ u T mUteS m0re - Marwari peak was now
seen to the north by west, at 3 or 3| miles. After 11 minutes
more we passed Bankan, a village belonging to Ibrahim Baig
Jaf Kurd, immediately to the left of the road.
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