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Eoute No. 16— concld.
At mile 57, village of Abu Mughairah, 2h miles up a creek
which joins tjae river near Sablliyat, a village containing 4,000
souls. Just above here is Sangar, a village of 1,300 soiils •
several well-built brick and mud houses.
At mile 58|, Yahudi village and creek , nameless tomb near
mouth of latter
At mile 59, Hamdan-as-SaghTr ; 100 souls.
At mile GO}, Fajat-al-'Arab on Hamdan creek; 450 souls.
Town of Hamdan 2^ miles up same creek; 30 to 40 well-built
houses, and many huts, 11,000 souls. Grazing good: many
date palms; 2,500 cattle; 1,000 sheep and goats; 40 horses,
and 200 donkeys.
At mile 60|, hamlets of Yusifan; 600 yards above it, settle
menu of Bait Na amah with a palatial mansion.
At mile 6U, village of Muhaijaran ; 1,500 souls.
At mile 62J, village of Mahaulat-az-Zahair; 200 souls.
At mile 63$, village of Saraji; 2,000 souls ; J of a mile above
hero is the Baradhiyah creek with hamlet of same name 1 mile
up it; 600 souls.
, ^ m , iIe 1 64 ' vill ^e of Khorah 2 miles up croek of same name;
4,000 inhabitants ; about 30 brick houses.
At mile 66,Ir, Basrah ; aee Route No. 5, Kerbela-Basrah.
ROUTE No. 17.
F rom FAO to UMM QASR.
miles. 3 stages.
Authority. —J. Stagno-Navarra, August 1912.
Practically, the desert route between Fao and Umm Qasr
is unused. It hes across sandy desert,' the only physical ob
stacle being the Khor -ath-Tha'lab which is unfordable and would
lave to be crossed by boat. Umm Qasr is situated on the west
j .? T -f v - l , or ^ ram Qasr, at about 1 mile above its junction
wi i. ie xior ubair. From this point, which is where the cross
ing would be made, down to Warbah Island, a distance of 6
mues the creek is. called Khor-ath-Tha'lab. Between Fae
am .us creek 1 acre is no water. This route ■would only be used
in an emergency.