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Route No. 36 A— contd.
As-Sirr it crosses nafud, but it would not offer any serious diffi
culties to vehicular traffic except in the Haisiyah gorge.
Water. —Until As-8irr is passed water is plentiful though
often brackish, but always drinkable for animals. Between
As-Sirr and Nasir there is no water but after that it is plenti
ful to Riyadh.
Fuel and camel grazing. —Firewood abundant everywhere.
To As-.Sirr the grazing is poor, but large quantities of lucerne
are grown in the villages. From As-Sirr to Shaqrah the graz
ing is good ; from there to Haisiyah, fair; and after that, poor.
Supplies. —Only dates and cereals as far as Hlusiyah ; after
that the ordinary foodstuffs are plentiful.
No. of stage |
and total i Details,
distance, j
BURAIDAH. See Route No. 35 Hail-Buraidah.
1 AUFIZiyAH .. 21 m. Leaving Buraidah by
— the south gate track,
21 m. passes south-south
east over heavy sand, keeping along the eastern eige of the
sand dunes.
As mile 3, the date plantations are left.
As mile 6, the roa l to 'Anaizah branches off south-south-west.
Across Nafud, and at mile 10 descend into Wadi-ar-Rum-
mah, here 500 yards wide. Road between Shamasiyah and
'Anaizah, running in bed of wxdi, is crossed. Thence over soft,
salt-encrusted earth, with standstone cliffs 150 feet high to the
east about 1 mile away. Pass many detached qasrs, with salt
water, and at mile 21, reach Aufizlyah, a village with a popu
lation of about 300 souls, mostly 'Anaizah. Water is from
jalibs at about 5 feet. A few scattered date-gardens; scanty
cultivation ; livestock very scarce.
2 MUDHNIB .. 12 m. South-south-east.
——■—• At At mile 3, pass qasr
33 m. with date plantations
one mile to the west.
At mile 6, cliff to oast ends i mile away. Track passes over
khor, which must bo very soft after rain, with patches of stony
ground.