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QRAIN—
The name of a small isolated hill, of a Khor or depression, and of some wells, all situat
ed in Kuwait territory on the boundary between the 'Adan and Salu' districts. The hill
is about 40 miles south of Kuwait Town and about 14 miles inland from the sea-coast-
and the wells are 4 miles from it to the south-south-west. The Khor or depression lies
to the north and east of the hills ; between it and the sea; it measures about 6 miles in
each direction and is overgrown with grass and bushes. In spite of the fact that it is
called a Khor or inlet, it appears to have no communication with the sea and its drain
age is said to sink into the ground.
QRAINIYAH—
A settlement on Failakah Island (q.v.), near Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf, where Shaikh
Jabir of Kuwait has a house.
QRAIYN—
A small sandy islet, hardly above high-water level, 6 miles south of Qran Island.
There is apparently no territorial authority.
QRAN—
An island off the coast of the Hasa Sanjaq, about 36 miles north-east by east of Ras-al-
Bidya'. It stands only a few feet above sea-level and is quite flat and covered with
brushwood. There is an anchorage on the south side, in 8 fathoms, | a mile off the
island. The island is frequented by fishermen from Musallamiyah and Jinnah islands,
from Hadd (II) in Bahrain and possibly from Kharag island, who dry fish and make
turtle oil for sale at Basrah and Kuwait. The oil is used as a remedy both for rheumat
ism and for costiveness. The ownership of Qran is apparently indeterminate.
QUBABINAH—
A section of the Sahul tribe {q.v.) of southern Najd.
QUBAIBAH—
Some wells in Wadi-al-Miyah {q.v.), in the north of the Hasa district. Eastern Arabia.
QUBAIR— ,
The name of a locality on the left bank of the Tigris {q.v.), a short distance above 'Ali-
al-Gharbi.
QUBAISAT—
A section of the Bani Yas tribe (q. v.) of Trucial 'Oman.
QUDAIH—
A large walled village in the Qatif oasis {q.v.) in Eastern Arabia.
QUFA—
One of the tracts in Dhafrah {q.v.), in Trucial 'Oman.
QUFAIFAH—
A hamlet in the Baldan-al-Habus division of Sharqiyah {q.v.) in the'Oman Sultanate.
QUFAIFAN—
Or Fukaifan; a section of the Shammar Toqah {q.v.), of 'Iraq.
QUFF—
One of the quarters of the village of Tiwi {q.v.) at the mouth of Wadi Tiwi, on the
coast of Eastern Ha jar in the 'Oman Sultanate.
QUFUL—
A cistern in Manamah {q.v.), the capital of Bahrain. It is situated about a mile west
of the fort and is filled by the surplus water of several springs. The water is of inferior
quality and is not used for drinking purposes by the better classes.
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