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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, 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