"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٤‎٩‎٤] (٦٨٨/٥٦٧)

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QATAR
Name.
Positions.*
Nature.
R emarks.
Tais (Jazirat
Umm).
4 miles east by
north of Ruwais.
Islet
No water is obtainable
here.
Tha'ailib (Ras) ..
6 miles above Dohah
Cape.
Wakrah
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See article Wakrah.
Zarka
1 mile above
Fmvairat.
Well
m
Contains only brackish
water.
Off the north-eastern and eastern coasts of Qatar lie numerous pearl banks, of which
details are given in the Appendix on the Pearl Fisheries.
Name.
Position.*
Nature.
R emarks.
Aburuk (Has) ..
Adkhan (Ghari-
yat).
Ajirah (Jabal-al-
Forms the west
side of D6hat-al-
Hasain.
3 miles below
Zikrlt.
Petween Ras
Aburuk and Jazirat
Hawar.
Cape
Do.
l-land
Points northwards and
measures 8 miles
across. At spring
tides the northern
portion is separated
from the remainder
by a shallow channel.
Small, but has a hill of
some height. There
is no fresh water.
Akhadai (Has)
or Khidai.
Between Dohat-ar-
Ruwaidhah and
Khor Hassan.
Cape
There were once a few
houses here, and the
ruins of a fort are still
visible. The nearest
water is at Thaghab.
'Amran (Ras
Abu).
Between Ruwais
and Abu Dhaluf.
Do
Barren.
'Anaibar (Jazi
rat).
In Dohat-as-Salwa,
10 or 12 miles
north from the
foot of the bay.
Island
It is small and carries a
low peak.
'Aqalah (Dohat-
al-).
18 miles below Ras
Aburuk.
A Bedouin camping-
place.
Some date trees and a
few wells of bad water
exist here. The place
is now nearly forsaken
by the Bedouins.
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