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To the southeast of the peninsula of Mṣajbet Šarma rises the tableland of an-Nuḫbâr, and, to the south of the latter, Burḳa Ḳrajḳre, which passes eastward into al-Ḥamûm. Near Burḳa Ḳrajḳre the šeʻîb of ar-Râṯijje proceeds seawards, and farther on are Rowẓ al-ʻAbd; Terîm; al-Waḳẓân; Ṣwêr, near the village of Ṣawra; Abu Serîḥa; al-Mṛîr abu Hašîm, separated by the elevation of aṣ-Ṣafra from al-Mṛîr abu Ḫajme; aṭ-Ṭwejjeḳ; Umm Ǧejhîle; al-Mestebeḳ; aẓ-Ẓawǧe, proceeding from the spring of Ammu Sjejle in the hills of al-Aṣâjle; Smejr Ǧâber; al-Ḳâmre; al-Fšêr, which rises in al-Frejš; Abu Dijje; aṣ-Ṣurr; and al-Ḥaǧǧâr, forming the northern border of the elevation of Leḥjâne, through which winds al-Miṣṭâḥ, which begins in the hills of al-Mawḳre. Southeast of these, the jagged hillocks of as-Snejwijje, Ṭwejjel al-Kibrît, al-Bêẓa, and Ḥmêra-l–Ḳrajḳer approach near the shore. The separate river beds form deep šeʻibân with steep banks. They are: al-Ḥarr, which terminates in the harbor of the same name; al-Ḳmajjes, which ends in the harbor Šerm al-Ḫirḳe; al-Bêẓa; al-Madsûs, which, joining Abu Ṛarâjer and al-Mradder, reaches the harbor of Ǧibbe; al-Manaṭṭ; al-Muʻarraš, which passes through the salt swamp as-Sabḫa; ad-Derre; and Abu Šerîra and al-Ṛâl, which form the southern border of the hills of Ḥmêra-l-Ḳrajḳer. Farther to the southeast the undulating plain nearly reaches the sea, towards which it falls in a gradual slope. Through this plain pass the šeʻibân of al-Mhaššam, ʻEjâne, aš-Šḳîḳ, al-Hâši, Ẓaḥakân, Ẓbe’, Sidre, and al-Kfâfi, all of which come from the mountains of aš-Šrejḫ and Abu Rîš. Farther on are: as-Sâlmi, with the spring of al-Bedîʻ; al-Ǧawḫa; Abu Tîrân; al-Baḥara; ad-Dâma; aš-Šbêrem and al-Marr, penetrating the hillocks of an-Nuṣba; al-Aznam; Ḥrajmel; ad-Duḫḫân; ad-Dḫêḫîn; Balâḫt; al-Marra; Ḳrejdaḥḥa; and Šaʻaf.

The longest valleys are those of aš-Šarma, Terîm, aṣ-Ṣurr, al-Ṛâl, as-Sâlmi, al-Baḥara, ad-Dâma, and al-Aznam. They all rise in the mountain chain which extends over a distance of fifty to one hundred kilometers from the sea in a southeasterly direction, forming a continuation of the watershed between the valley of al-Abjaẓ and the lowland through which the Ḥeǧâz railway passes near the Pilgrim Route. The mountains of al-Muʻaffara, which have already been mentioned (see above, ), also stretch toward the southeast, and the same direction is followed by al-Ḫejmri, al-ʻEnejme, Dafdaf, ar-Râwa, as-Sîḳ, Ornub, an-Naʻejẓa, and ar-Rawjân. The mountains of al-Meljân and ad-Dwejme trend toward the east, while Tmarr—which is next to them—swings off toward the northeast. Nûf, Nwejfât, al-Ḳṭejfe, an-Nawmân, al-Ḳerâḳer, al-Muḫteleṣ, as-Sowṭ, and aẓ-Ẓelfe again trend in a southeasterly direction.

The continuous chain terminates to the south of aẓ-Ẓelfe. Here separate mountains diverge somewhat to the southwest and form a lower watershed. Thus, the lower spur of aẓ-Ẓarba runs from aẓ-Ẓelfe to the southeast and is joined on the west by aṣ-Ṣâneʻ, with the cones of Naṛar and Nuṛejjer; while to the southeast of aṣ-Ṣâneʻ are grouped: Abu Ṭîne; Mwêreb; al-Wited; al-Wutejdât; al-Ǧowla; al-Maḥâẓa; al-ʻEšš; Ammu Rumejs, with the pass of al-Ḳnej; al-Ḳlûb; as-Saʻad; al-Libne; al-Ḫasîf; Ḥamṭ at-Tjûs; Šahbat at-Twejs; as-Selʻ; and Šhejb al-Bûm.