"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد II. ١٩١٧" [‎١‎٩‎٠] (٥٤٢/١٩٩)

190
LAND ROUTES
Miles from
Pao
44
44i
451
47A
52|
54i
65i
56
57
58i
59
Creek, here full of fish-traps, and with the hamlets of
Bedr, Easban, and Kilal on its banks.
Eoute traverses district of Mutawwa' with 5 small hut
villages.
The embouchure of the Karun Eiver is here to r. of the
route on the opposite side of the Shatt el-'Arab. On the
Karun, and on its r. bank at 1J m. from its confluence
with the Shatt el-'Arab, is the town of Mohammareh.
Northern end of the Mutawwa' Creek, beyond which is the
village of Zain, consisting of 100 huts and situated
opposite Umm er-Easas—on Umm el-Khasasif Island.
There are 6 or 7 other villages in the tract of Zain.
Near Zain is a line of sand-hills 10-15 ft. high running
nearly N. and S. at a distance of about 1 m. from the
river.
Eoute goes WNW. ; at first through the tract of Zain.
It then enters Payyadhi, a tract subtended throughout
its length by the island of Umm el-Yababi, and con
taining 5 hut villages.
Eoute enters tract of Ealjaniyeh, opposite which are
the N. end of Umm el-Khasasif Island, the island of
Shamshamiyeh, and S. end of Taweileh Island.
Eoute traverses tract of Abu'l Fulus, containing a dozen
small villages. The creek of Abu'l Fulus is large, and
runs towards the Khor 'Abdallah.
Eoute goes through tract of Abu Ibgai ; 8 or 9 hamlets.
Abu'l Khasib Creek with town of that name on its N.bank,
2 m. from the creek mouth. For Abu'l Khasib town
(pop. 12,000) see Eoute I A, m. 58|.
Lebani village, pop. 350; 8 mud and brick houses and
some huts.
Nahr Khos village, 2 m. up creek of the same name;
100 yds. on hamlet of Abdul Hamad, 70 inhabitants,
also a large well-built house.
Abu Mogheireh village, pop. 4,000, 2^ m. up a creek
which joins the Shatt el-'Arab near Sabiliyat village
(pop. 4,000). (Sablliyat was reached in 4^ hrs. from
Basra by a party on horseback with pack animals in
December 1913). Just above here is Sangar village,
pop. 1,300 ; several well-built brick and mud houses.
Yahudi village and creek. Nameless tomb near mouth.
Hamdan es-Saghir, pop. 100.