"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٢‎٠‎٠] (٦٨٨/٢٤٩)

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MASQAT
Name.
Position.
Nature.
Remarks.
Khaisat-ash-Shaikh
13 miles south-east
of Masqat Town.
Village of 1 or 2
houses only. The
people, who are Ba
ni Battash of the
Ma'ashirah section,
cultivate some
dates.
Resembles Bandar
Khairan.
Sifah
16 miles south-east
of Masqat Town.
Village of 40 houses
the Bani Battash.
There is a date-grove
here with about 300
trees ; also a square
tower on a mound
60 feet high. Ani
mals are 8 donkeys,
8 cattle and 150
sheep and goats.
Population. —The following is an estimate of the settled population of the Masqat
district:—
Wadi 'Adai .. .. • • .. .. .. 500
Wadi Boshar .. .. .. .. .. 4,800
Wadi-al-Hilu .. .. .. .. .. 200
Wadi Maih (excluding Yiti near the coast) .. .. 3,000
Wadi Mijlas .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,600
Wadi Risail .. .. .. .. .. .. 300
Places on the coast (see topographical table above) .. 29,230
Total .. 40,650 souls.
The composition of the population by tribes can be ascertained on reference to the
separate articles on the Wadis of the district and to the topographical table above.
A few of the Bani Wahaib appear to be the only nomads in the Masqat district.
MASRA—
A hamlet in Hadhramaut on the route between Shihair and Shibam and some 8 or
10 miles short of the latter town. See Wadi Bin 'Ali.— {Bent.)
MASRI (Al BU)—
One of the rural tribes of 'Iraq {q. v.).
MASRIYAH (B ir-al)—
A well in southern Yemen ; it is on the route between Shaikh Sa'ld and Mokha and is
some 22 or 23 miles from the former, and about li miles inland, with Zi hill just to the
north-east of it.
MASRUH—
One of the two great divisions of the Harb tribe {q. v.), of the Hejaz and western Najd,
MASTURAH—
A watering place and camping ground in Hejaz, on the Sidtdni and Millaf routes
between Mecca and Al-Madinah. Mastarah is 12 hours' journey northward of Rabigh.
According to Burckhardt, who makes the journey one of 11 hours, two large and deep
wells, cased with stone, afford here a copious supply of good water. Near them stood
the tomb of a Shaikh Madaili, but it was demolished by the Wahhabis. About 10