"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎١‎٢‎٨] (٦٨٨/١٧٧)

mahadhah
Position.
Nature.
Remarks.
Name,
Khatwah
Madal (Hvir-al-) ..
Mahadhah (Jabal)
Mahadhah Village
Misakin (Wadi) ..
In the Wadi called
Bu Sa'ad ; it is said
to be 8 rrtiles south
of Mahadhah.
About 3 miles south
west of Jabal Ma
hadhah.
20 miles north-east
of Baraimi Village.
In the Mahadhah
plain; the only
village so situated.
It is 5 hours' jour
ney from Baraimi
Oasis on one of the
routes leading from
Dibai.
Crosses the Baraimi-
R a s-a 1-K h a imah
route about 16 miles
north-north-e a s t
of Baraimi Village.
A village of 280
houses of settled
Bani Ka'ab of the
Nawaijiyin section.
A detached hill
A conspicuous hill,
visible both from
the Baraimi-R a s-
al-K h a i m a h and
from the Baraimi-
Sohar route.
A village of 220
houses of Bani
Ka'ab, viz., 90 of
M a k a t i m, 60 of
Salahat, 50 of Za-
hairat and a few of
Mizahamiyln and
Ahl Yidhwah.
A valley which runs
w e s t-sout h-w e s t-
wards to the desert
from a point be
tween the Shibhat-
al-Khadim and the
red sandhills near
its tip.
The drainage of this
place is stated to go
to Mahadhah.
Visible from the Ba-
raimi-Ras-a 1-K h a i-
mah route, which
lies about 12 miles to
westwards.
The position of Maha
dhah village or of the
Mahadhah plain with
reference to this
excellent landmark
is unfortunately not
known.
The village consists of
scattered and un-
walled groups of
sundried brick or
stone houses. The
date plantations
cover a space 2 or 3
miles in diameter
and are estimated to
contain 20,000 trees.
Water is plentiful
and is brought to the
village lands by a
Falaj, and wheat,
jowari and millet are
grown as well as
dates. Livestock
are said to be 300
camels, 400 donkeys,
400 cattle and
100,000 sheep and
goats. The rela
tions of this place
are chiefly with
Baraimi Oasis and
Sharjah and Dibai
Towns.
A well, known as
Misakin, is situated
in the valley.