"ملف ‎٣/ ٤ كُتُب إلخ: الطرق في عُمان" [و‎‎٣‎٠] (٧٢/٥٩)

houses. There is extensive cultivation. Abundance of water
is obtainable from openair conduits (as opposed to the
usual faljs// which are not employed in this valley) .Throup;h-
-out the whole length of the Sarnail groves (some 6 miles)
there are watch towers on the hills over the valley, which
is about -|mile wide.At Hisn Samail there,*# is a strong fort
with two unfailing wells , situated on a scarped and isolated
rocky eminence. There are 30 or 40 ##### houses, and a bazaar
of 60 shops.
BIYA^. (R). 13 miles. The route continues up the valley ,
which is stony. AT 6 m. '^urain (R) ; 100 houses; cultivation.
Between Hisn Samail and Q,urain there are# numerous hamlets
aggregating 1500 houses and much cultivatiomi. After ^urain
the desert plain of Saih is entered .At 10-£ m. is a wall
across the valley;, it has towers and a gate through which
the route passes. It is known as Darwazah, and has a permanent
tribal garrison. At 12 m. Q,ari (L) ; 20 houses; 10 donkeys;
20 cattle; 100 sheep and goats; 800 date palms. Just down the
valley from ^.ari is Himamt (B),400; 400 houses; 10 camels;
60 donkeys; 40 cattle; 600 sheep and goats. Biyaq is a village
of 40 houses. There are 15 donkeys, 30 cattle, 200 sheep and
goats, and 1000 palms.
&UTI.16 miles. The route continues along the valleywith hills
on each side about 500 ft. high. At 1 m. Saijah (!); situated
on the left bank of a ravine; 800 inhabitants (Miles. 1885).
At 4 m, Wabal (R): 50 houses;, situated near a low, white hill
skirted by dense palm groves
surmounted by a watchtower and very conspicuous from the road.
000 The gradient rapidly increases.. At 8 m. Wasad (B); 70
houses; 30 donkeys; 50 cattle; 400 sheep and goats; 4000 palms
At 10 m. Rissah (B),; 50 houses;; 20 donkeys; 40 cattle;; 200
sheep and goats; 1500 date palms.. At 11 m. Jinah (B); 70 house
30 donkeys; 50 cattle; 300 sheep and goats;2000 palms. At 12