An uninhabited forest south of Hillat Abu Hizam, dense and dark despite its coastal position. Locals avoid it. The official reason is dangerous terrain—ravines, sinkholes, unstable ground. The unofficial reasons are vaguer and more varied.
Some say the forest is haunted by the spirits of prisoners who died in Vadu Inat and washed ashore. Others claim something older lives in the Sobada, something that was there before Aal Salma was founded. The capital's authorities dismiss these stories but have never attempted to survey or settle the forest. When asked why, they change the subject.