"ملف ٤/١ معلومات عامة بخصوص الكويت والمنطقة الداخلية" [و‎‎٥‎٤] (٤٧٤/١٠٧)

IV»Route fixm Kuwait Town to Hafar Digect,
Halting Distance Character of Remarks on the route bet-
place, from start- halting ween starting point and
ing point place, halting place,
by route
followed
and average
dir ection
each day.
Tawil
25 miles
south-west
Khabrat-
ad-Dawish.
30 miles
south
west.
A group of
about 12
wells of
sweat
water,
at between
30 & 40
feet.
The route passes through
a barren sandy track to the
wells of Jadadiyah4^ at
9 miles, two miles to tfie
west of which is another
group of wells, called
Sulafbiyah At
Sl i ^ r wg?eJ Jl f§8d? 1 §fif s the
supply at Jadadiyah is the
more pi Pitiful and nearer
the surface, standing at
24 feet. Shrotly after
leaving Jadadiyah 1he route
enters the tractsknown as
Kubaidah ,or
Chibaidah as it is more
commonly
The pool
lies just
off the taack
to the north
A certain
amount of
water may
be found for
a month or
more after
ra in, but
the supply
can never
be relied on
pronou nced.
whitish
A group of five
hills, called Manaqish
crM U-x fran a con
spicuous landmark on the
right. The descent into the
Shaqq valley begins at 19
miles, and at 23 miles the
valley is crossed. The route
next ascends slightly
and runs across a bare
plain.
Abu-
Hiran
Hafar
30 miles
west-
south-
west .
7/ater hole aaThe route lies across an
said to con— almost featureless plain of
tain water
for a month
after rain.
the Dibdibah district. At
26 miles the hill of Sala
— rises 3 miles to the
north. From here over the
northspur of Abul Hiran
ridge to the water hole
on the north western slopes.
70 miles
south-west
by-west,
See article
Hafar.
There is
water in
deep wells
but no fuel
except
camel dung.
Across the bare Dibdibah
tract which is almost devoid
of landmarks. The almost
imperceptible ridge of
Musannah *1: es
astride the track.
This route, to which there are several variations, is only a
camel track; it is never used by caravans and only occasionally
by despatch riders; motor cars can easily traverse it in winter
In summer the sand is troublesome as far as Ehabrat al Duwish
only.