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Route No. 19 — contd.
the water in it runs 50 yards wide and 2 feet deep. From the
Shatt-al-Mulla the road runs eastwards to mile 81 to the
right bank of the Shatt-al-Hindiyah, following which in an
upward direction to about mile 18 the village of ’Amran is
passed, lying about half a mile to the_ westward. _ The way
continues up the right bank of the Hindiyah until a point
it for 300
opposite to Kifl on the left bank is reached; at this spot the
Hindiyah is 200 yards wide. The minaret of Kifl comes in sight
shortly after the departure from Najaf; and Khan Musalla,
on the Karbala-Najaf road, is described to the left soon after
striking the Hindiyah. .
2 TAWATRIJ . . . 13.—N. N. W. To about
mile, 5 the road still
ges.
raarcli,
31 follows the right bank
of the Hindiyah; but beyond that place unbridged canals
from the river make a diversion to the left necessary. ^ At
mile 11 from Kifl the road has diverged from the Hindiyah
3 miles to westward: and Birs Nimriid and Khan^ Hamad
are then apparently both visible, the former on the right and
the latter on the left hand. At mile 20 the Shatt-al-Mulla,
here a large canal, 40 yards wide, and 8 feet deep, is crossed at
ently. an
unicatioB
a village ot the kJarait tribe; ana at mue zr a urauon, wie
Zibdiyah, here 12 yards wide and 3 feet deep, is crossed also;
a boat is sometimes used to take baggage over the Zibdiyah.
The road then bends round to the east of north, and so
continues until Tawairij is reached.
For Tawairij, sec page 210.
Route No. 20.
i
It mile 1
il, empty
is crossel
anges to
r
Slaft-al-
janlfs and
From KARBALA to NAJAF.
47 wiles. 4 stages.
Authorities . —Lieutenant-Colonel L. S. Newmarcli,
December 1905. Persian Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.
Epitome.
General Description. —This is the route that is used for wheel
ed transport making the journey between Karbala and Najaf.