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Excerpt from A Contribution to the Herpetology of Arabia: With a Preliminary List of the Reptiles and Batrachians of Egypt
Beyond Rats Rehmat the land is bold, with a succession of rocky points; but, a little to the east, the town of Al Gha'idhar is embosomed in luxuriant groves of date-palms. Further on is the headland of Ras Barum, with its valley of the same name, with palm trees, whilst the inland valleys here produce large quantities of data. The mountains that define them rise to an altitude varying from 5000 to 6000 feet; and their summits are said to be occasionally covered with snow in the cold season. Capt. Haines has stated, from personal observation, that heavy and continuous rains fall in November and December, July and August, and even in April and May; and he records that he has seen rain for three consecutive days.
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