'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎624] (667/1050)

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FlTBIAH
Name.
Bank
Position.
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B emarks.
Sail * • • •
L.
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In coming from Central Arabia the
plains of Najd are left behind here
and a rugged country of traps and
basalts, the commencement of
Hejaz, is entered. The pass
through the hills called Ri'-as-Sail,
is infested with robbers. The
altitude at the topis 4,950 feet,
the highest elevation on the way
between Qasim and Mecca. As-
Sail is a very well-known halting-
place in this valley, with water in
the sand at the depth of a few
inches and a considerable amount of
vegetation on the Red Sea side of
the watershed that divides western
from Central Arabia. This is the
place where Sunnis don the Ihrdm.
As-Sail is also a mid-day halting-
place between Taif and Mecca,
Dhula'-al-Bint ..
L.
About two hours'
joruney below Sail.
A small hill near the left bank of the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. , about which there is the
usual kind of Muhammadan legend.
'Ain-az-Zaima ,.
L.
About 4 J hours'
journey below Sail.
Between Sail and here the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sail
is stony, and about ^ a mile wide
with a few acacia trees. 'Ain-az-
Zaima is a hamlet of 10 mud and
stone houses of Hadhail. There is
corn cultivation, but trees are few.
The altitude is probably about
2,250 feet. Here are a coffee-house
and the remains of a Wahhabi
fort.
Sola (or Sala)
About 3 miles above
the point where
W adi-al-Mudhik
joins in.
A settlement possessing a large spring,
and some lemon and mulberry
orchards, the property of the
Shenf of Mecca.
Az-Zibarah
In the valley about
3 or 4 miles below
the point where
W adi- al-Mudhik
joins in.
Here is a great earthen dam, and
signs of former cultivation.