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been inhabited. The surface is white from guano deposit.— (Red Sea and Qui} oJ Adan
Pilot, 1909.)
See Kuria Muria Islands.
HASLAH (J abal)—
A small, isolated hill in Najd, Central Arabia. It is situated in the south-east of the
Jabal Shammar district near the borders of Qasim, and at a distance of nearly 60 miles
west-south-west from Buraidah.— (Hunter's Map of Arabia.)
HASLAM (W adi)—
A watercourse in northern Hejaz draining into the Red Sea almost midway between
Muwailah and Al-Wajj.— (Hunter's Map of Arabia.)
HASNAH (A l ) (T ribe)—
See 'Ajman (Tribe).
HASNI (N iqa)—
See Dabaisi.
HASRlT (T ribe)—
See 'Oman (Sultanate); Ghafiri tribes.
HASS (J abal-al)
See Hasa (Al) (District).
HASSAN (T ribe)—
See Ka'ab.
HASAN—
A section of the Al Zaiyad, one of the rural tribes of 'Iraq (q. v.),
HASSAN (A l B u ) (T ribe)—
See 'Iraq.
HASSAN (H or A l B u)—
See Samawah (Qadha).
HASSAN (KHOR) or KHUWAIR—
A village on the west coast of the Qatar promontory about 10 miles from its northern
extremity. It is frequently spoken of simply as " Khuwair " in contradistinction to
44 Khor " i. e., Khor Shaqlq on c the oppoiste side of the pronontory. Khuwair possesses a
tribal fort in a good state of repair and is inhabited by about 80 families of the Kibisah
tribe, who live solely by pearl diving and fishing ; they have 20 pearl boats, 5 fishing
boats and 20 camels, but no other resources of any sort. Drinking water is fetched
from Thaghab, about 3 miles to the south-east. A small islet off Khuwair Hxasan is
known as Jazirat-al-Khuwair.
HASSAN (N tjsf A l Bu)—
See Samawah (Kadha).
hassas—
See Samail (Wadi).
HASSID (W adi-al)—
One of the numerous small watercourses near Khaibar, in western Najd. In this valley
are the ruins of a great dam built in steps. In spite of the lower stones being very large,
they have nevertheless been washed out of place by the torrents fro n the winter rains.
There are sluices in the upper courses for irrigation purposes. The dam head is wide
enough for two horsemen to pass each other.—(Doughty,)