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pass through the plain of Farš Dmeža; lower down al-Ǧizel is joined by Amṭar, which descends from the volcano of al-ʻÂṣi; by ar-Raṛâj and ar-Raḫama, near which is situated the volcano of ad-Dâl; and farther south by al-Ḫorb, which flows down from Šihbet ar-Reǧêʻ; by at-Tefîhe; ar-Ruṣafa; and al-Aḥarr, all three of which proceed from Šihbet at-Tefîhe and the volcano al-Ašhab; and still farther south by ʻAwêrež; by Ẓâʻ, at the head of which towers the volcano Ḥala’-l-ʻAraf; and finally by Ǧajle. On the west al-Ǧizel is joined below the rocks of al-ʻAḳâba by the deep šeʻîb of Ẓamr; then by al-Bêẓ and al-Awân, the latter containing a settlement of the same name; by Sdîʻ, winding from the precipitous walls of Ḥamṭ at-Tjûs; by as-Sidr; al-Mwejẓîʻ; al-Ḥwejmer; Ammu-ẓ-Ẓbâʻ; al-Ḫonṣera; al-Ḫaṭṭa; Roṛobîn, which rises between as-Sikâra, as-Selʻ, Ǧamlûd Ǧidel, and al-Mḫarraḳa; farther on by al-Maḫâẓa; Jerde; and the long valley of Neǧd, which extends through the lowland bordered by as-Selʻ and al-Mḫaddes on the north and by Šhejb al-Bûm and al-Ǧebâla on the south. Between the šeʻibân of al-Maḫâẓa and Jerde, near the valley of al-Ǧizel, are situated the ruins of the settlement of Balâṭa.[1]
- ↑ Jâḳût, op. cit., Vol. 2, p. 784, calls Reṣâfat al-Ḥeǧâz a spring which, according to Abu ʻAbdallâh al-Ǧumaḥi, is located not far from an-Neǧâl.—The šeʻibân of ar-Ruṣafa and Ǧajle merge into the valley of al-Ǧizel. By the šeʻîb of ar-Ruṣafa are the ruins of Balâṭa. As this name also recalls Reṣâfa (the paved place), we may identify it with Reṣâfat al-Ḥeǧâz.
