MAʻÂN TO AL-ḤOMEJMA
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To the east we could see the deep gap of Baṭn al-ʻAḳaba, through which the railway line winds to the stations of Baṭn Rûl (1125 m.) and Wâdi ar-Ratam (993 m.). To the south from aš-Šera’ lead the passes Naḳb aṣ-Ṣenʻ, al-Mumbaṭaḥ, al-Aḥmar, and al-Ḥdejb, from the last of which we were taking observations (1355 m.) (Fig. 8). Not far to the west aš-Šera’ bends northward at the spur Râs al-Msaṭṭara. At this spur begins the šeʻîb of Râbeṛ, called al-Ḥafîr in its central part. This šeʻîb is joined on the right by the šeʻibân of Umm Zâreb, Umm Eṯle,![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/The_Northern_%E1%B8%A4e%C7%A7%C3%A2z%2C_fig._07%2C_rain_pool_of_Fa%E1%B9%A3%C3%B4%E2%80%98a.jpg/500px-The_Northern_%E1%B8%A4e%C7%A7%C3%A2z%2C_fig._07%2C_rain_pool_of_Fa%E1%B9%A3%C3%B4%E2%80%98a.jpg)
Fig. 7—Rain pool of Faṣô‘a. and Ammu Ṭlejḥa and comes to an end in the rain pond Naḳaʻ al-ʻAlejjîn near Ḳalʻa Soraṛ, where also end the al-Mhejš and ar-Ratam valleys, which are traversed by the railway line. Between the two latter valleys rise the isolated peaks of al-Ḥarad, ʻEmmêr, and al-Ḥaṭijje, while between al-Mhejš and al-Ḥafîr, on a rocky plain, are situated the cone-shaped hills of ʻAmmar, Dbejbân, and al-Ḳaws. West of Dbejbân and the šeʻîb of al-Ḥafîr towers the isolated ʻOmejr, south of which is Ammu Šdâd, split into two parts; and southwest of Ammu Šdâd stands the mutilated obelisk of aš-Šḳéḳ. To the south of al-Ḥafîr the Ḥoẓon (or al-Ḥoẓn) valley, which begins between the al-Abraḳ and al-Birde ranges, ends also at Naḳaʻ al-ʻAlejjîn. In its upper portion, on the right, al-Ḥoẓn is joined by Ammu Rkejbe, Umm Hašîm, and al-Baḫtijje, as well as by as-Samra, Abu Ḥsejje, and al-Mḫâš, all three of which proceed from the as-Saʻejd elevation. The latter is bordered to the south by the al-Loṣom valley, which starts in the as-Sardân plain and is joined on the right by the šeʻibân of ar-Ratama and Umm ʻAlda. Between the lower courses of al-Ḥoẓon and al-Loṣom lies the short gully Sidd al-Ḳâḥ. The rain ponds Ḫabâri Soraṛ derive their water from the šeʻibân of aṣ-Ṣalâdeḫ, Wudej
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/The_Northern_%E1%B8%A4e%C7%A7%C3%A2z%2C_fig._07%2C_rain_pool_of_Fa%E1%B9%A3%C3%B4%E2%80%98a.jpg/500px-The_Northern_%E1%B8%A4e%C7%A7%C3%A2z%2C_fig._07%2C_rain_pool_of_Fa%E1%B9%A3%C3%B4%E2%80%98a.jpg)
Fig. 7—Rain pool of Faṣô‘a. and Ammu Ṭlejḥa and comes to an end in the rain pond Naḳaʻ al-ʻAlejjîn near Ḳalʻa Soraṛ, where also end the al-Mhejš and ar-Ratam valleys, which are traversed by the railway line. Between the two latter valleys rise the isolated peaks of al-Ḥarad, ʻEmmêr, and al-Ḥaṭijje, while between al-Mhejš and al-Ḥafîr, on a rocky plain, are situated the cone-shaped hills of ʻAmmar, Dbejbân, and al-Ḳaws. West of Dbejbân and the šeʻîb of al-Ḥafîr towers the isolated ʻOmejr, south of which is Ammu Šdâd, split into two parts; and southwest of Ammu Šdâd stands the mutilated obelisk of aš-Šḳéḳ. To the south of al-Ḥafîr the Ḥoẓon (or al-Ḥoẓn) valley, which begins between the al-Abraḳ and al-Birde ranges, ends also at Naḳaʻ al-ʻAlejjîn. In its upper portion, on the right, al-Ḥoẓn is joined by Ammu Rkejbe, Umm Hašîm, and al-Baḫtijje, as well as by as-Samra, Abu Ḥsejje, and al-Mḫâš, all three of which proceed from the as-Saʻejd elevation. The latter is bordered to the south by the al-Loṣom valley, which starts in the as-Sardân plain and is joined on the right by the šeʻibân of ar-Ratama and Umm ʻAlda. Between the lower courses of al-Ḥoẓon and al-Loṣom lies the short gully Sidd al-Ḳâḥ. The rain ponds Ḫabâri Soraṛ derive their water from the šeʻibân of aṣ-Ṣalâdeḫ, Wudej