"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد I" [‎٥‎٣‎٩] (١٠٥٠/٥٧٠)

DHUFAR
539
Name.
Kori (Khor)
Position.
At the eastern ex
tremity of Dhufar
Proper.
Sadah
On the coast east
of Murbat,
apparently 20 miles
or more from that
place by land.
and is divided from
the plain of Dhufar
Proper by^ some
hundred yards
of low sea cliff.
The promontory is
200 feet high and 1
mile broad at its
base ; it is covered
with traces of human
occupation, includ
ing a cemetery, 3
acres in extent.
A remarkable lake or
inlet of the sea run
ning a mile or more
inland ; it is the es
tuary of Wadi
Dirbat from Jabal
Samhan.
A small village on the
sea at the mouth of
a wddi of the same
name. There are 1 or
2 houses and about
20 caves, on both
sides of the valley,
inhabited by Qaras
of the Ahl 'Umr
section.
R emarks.
son, between March
and September, the
number of shops in
creases to 40 or 50.
A guard of 10 or 15
'askaris is always
posted here. A tor
rent bed reaches the
bay through a small
lagoon ; 1J miles up
this ravine is a fresh
water spring. Boats
from Sur and Mas
qat town call here,
but none belong to
the place. There
are 300 cattle and
200 sheep and goats.
The inlet is divided
from the sea by a
sand bar over which
the water flows at
high tide. A pen
insula, once fortified,
adjoins the east side
of the entrance.
Remains of ancient
buildings surround
the lake. There is a
fortified rock at the
entrance to the inlet,
which is called Kha-
tiyah. This harbour
is the ancient Mos-
cha, or Abyss Apolis.
The Wali of Dhufar
formerly maintained
a post of 15 'Askaris
here, but it has been
abolished; there are
a few store-houses.
The place depends
on the frankincense
trade. Thre are no
boats except from
other places.
Cattle number 600
and goats and sheep
1,000.
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