"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٢‎٢‎٠] (٦٨٨/٢٦٩)

MIJ—MU
MUD AM—
An alternative name for Khan Maqdam {q. v.) in 'Iraq.
MI.TLAS (WADI)—
A deep, narrow and tortuous valley of the Masqat District of the 'Oman Sultanate;
it is formed by the junction 9 miles wet of Quryat of Wadi Sarain and Wadi Haithadb
and it reaches the coast at the north end of Quryat. Its principal village is Sawaqim
a pretty hamlet of 20 houses of Al Bu Sa'ri on the right bank about 8 miles above
Quryatj where there is a date-plantation and country-house belonging to Sa'id-bin-Khal-
fan, Al Bu Sa'.di. Not far from it, in the hiMs to the southward, are two other small
places, Mizra' Sumair 20 houses of Bani Wahaib, and Mizra' Balail 15 houses of Bani
Wahaib : the inhabitants are cultivators.
The two valleys which by their junction from Wadi Mijlas may conveniently be dis
posed of here. Wadi Haithadh is short and comes from the north : it contains the
villages of Haithadh (30 houses), Fayadh (20 houses), and Haifal (15 houses), all of Bani
Wahaib, who cultivate grain. The other valley, Wadi Sarain starts more than 20 miles
west of its junction with Wadi Haithadh; at its head is 'Aqabat Saif or Manqal over
which a route leads into Wadi Taym. Wadi Sarain contains the following villages :—
On
Houseg
Kame.
Position.
which
and
Remarks.
bank.
inhabitants.
La'ban
3 miles north
40 houses of Bani
Nil.
east of 'Aqabat
Wahaib.
Saif in a left-
bank tributary
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of Wadi Sarain.
Sal if ah
6 miles below
Right ..
30 houses of Bani
Nil.
r Aqabat Saif.
Wahaib.
Qabil 'Ali-bin-
9 miles below Sali-
Do.
60 houses of
Nit,
Zaman
fah.
BaluchSk
Balush
Siya
1 mile below Qabil
Do.
150 houses of
Village consists of
Bani Na'ab and
two parts called
Bani Khazam the
al-'AluwIyah and
latter 70 houses).
al-Hadriyah. The
people are cloth-
weavers.
'Arqi
1 mile below Sly a
Do.
30 houses of Bani
The people are
Wahaib of the
cultivators.
Jaradinah sec
tion and a few
Bani Khazam.
Bulidah
Adjoins 'Arqi
Do. ..
25 houses of
The people are
Bani Wahaib.
cultivators.
Habubiyah
3 miles below
Left
60 houses of Bani
The people are
Bulidah and 1
Wahaib and a
cultivators.
above the junc
few Bani
tion with Wadi
Khazram.
Haithadh.
In Wadi Sarain there is some cultivation of grain, but livestock is scanty.
The fixed population of Wadi Mijlas and its affluents appears to be about 2,600 souls.