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83 WADY EL HUMH. 83

Eas Kuneiterah. It receives longer branches on the opposite or right bank, descending from the eastern face of the spur already mentioned, which extends from the western parting at Mejdel Beni Fadl northwards to Wady ed Dowa. These are named Khallet 'Aseirn, W. el Menakhir, called also es Subhah, Wady Abu Hummam, and Wady Saddeh. .

The Wady Ifjim proceeds towards the Ghor from the north ; but before reaching it, a deflection takes place which causes the wady to pass into the plain through a precipitous chasm from the west, which meets at its entrance from the plain, a similar chasm coming from the north, as if it had been the passage of the Ifjim before some convulsion diverted the stream to the western chasm.

At its entrance into the Ghor the wady is called Zakaska, and runs at the foot of lofty rocks on its right bank, while the slopes of Kurn Surtubeh have their base about a mile off on the left, and finally reach their southern extremity where the wady proceeds westward across the Ghor, as Wady el Hurnr. Its junction with Wady Fusail takes place in the low ground of the Zor, the descent to which is here less abrupt than usual, owing to the channels having worn down the surface of the Ghor, giving it a rough and broken aspect, for a considerable distance from the river.

The *Wady Fusail has its sources on the western water- parting between Mejdel Beni Fadl and Merj Sia. The Wady Bursheh running eastward on the south of Mejdel Beni Fadl, receives two small feeders from the west, and two from the east of that village, and then goes to the south-east, receiving the Wady Arak esh Shaheba from the village of Domeh (alt. 2,006 feet), and continuing in the same direction for three- quarters of a-mile, lower down, as the Wady Arak Hajaj. Here it receives the Wady er Eishash from the south-west, the numerous sources of this branch being spread out along the south-western margin of the basin, between Domeh and el Mugheir (alt. 2,245 feet).

After the junction of the Eishash, the Arak Hajaj pro- ceeds eastwards for a mile and a-half. Then entering the