'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1172] (221/688)

1172 MAQ—MAR
MAQTA '-AR-RAIYAFAH—
An unnavigablc passage between the island of Abu 'Ali {q.v.) and the mainland of
Hasa in eastern Arabia.
maqtuf—
See Dawasir tribe of southern Najd ; Farjan sub-division of the A1 Hasan.
MA'RA—
One of the quarters o" the town of Manah {q. v.), in 'Oman Proper.
MARABA {Ishnd)—
See Farasan (Islands and Bank); islands.
MARADIM (U mm-al)—
A low, sandy islet, 28 miles south by east of Kubbar island and 16 miles off the coast
of Kuwait. It is under half a mile in diameter and bears some brushwood, but is desti
tute of water. Umm-al-Maradim is reckoned to the Kuwait Principality.
MARAIR—
Some wells in the 'Adan tract {q.v.) of the Kuwait Principality.
MARAGHAN—
Some wells in the Hazaim {q. v.) district of the Kuwait Sliaikhdom.
MARAGHAH—
A tract on the east side of Kharj {q.v.), in southern Najd.
MARAGHAH—
A hamlet in eastern Batinah {q. v.), in the Sultanate of 'Oman.
MARAGHAH—
A Bedouin camping ground, with water, in that division of Biyadh {q. v.), in Hasa,
eastern Arabia, which lies to the north of Sabakhat-as-Summ.
MARAGHAH (F alaj-al)—
A hamlet in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mahram {q. v.), in the Eastern Hajar district of the 'Oman Sultanate.
MARAGHIN—
a section of the Sabai' tribe {q. r.) of Najd.
MARAGHIN (Q asr-al)—
Near the village of Raudhah in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sabai' {q. v.), south-western Najd.
marah—
One of the valleys in the depressed area known as Wadyan {q. v.) in northern Arabia.
mar A hibah—
a section of the Hirth tribe {q. v.), of the Sharqiyah district of the 'Omln Sultanate.
marlhibah—
A section of the Hishm tribe {q. v.), of the Ja'alan and Eastern Hajar districts of the
Oman Sultanate.
marahin—
Auction of the Al Kathir tribe (g. v.), of Dhufar, southern Arabia. This tribe are also
called Bait-al-Marhun.
maraifajiyah (a l)—
A hill in the Sudah district (q. v.) of the Kuwait Principality,