'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1220] (269/688)

MIJ—MU
MUD AM—
An alternative name for Khan Maqdam {q. v.) in 'Iraq.
MI.TLAS ( WADI A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. )—
A deep, narrow and tortuous valley of the Masqat District of the 'Oman Sultanate;
it is formed by the junction 9 miles wet of Quryat of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sarain and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Haithadb
and it reaches the coast at the north end of Quryat. Its principal village is Sawaqim
a pretty hamlet of 20 houses of Al Bu Sa'ri on the right bank about 8 miles above
Quryatj where there is a date-plantation and country-house belonging to Sa'id-bin-Khal-
fan, Al Bu Sa'.di. Not far from it, in the hiMs to the southward, are two other small
places, Mizra' Sumair 20 houses of Bani Wahaib, and Mizra' Balail 15 houses of Bani
Wahaib : the inhabitants are cultivators.
The two valleys which by their junction from Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mijlas may conveniently be dis
posed of here. Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Haithadh is short and comes from the north : it contains the
villages of Haithadh (30 houses), Fayadh (20 houses), and Haifal (15 houses), all of Bani
Wahaib, who cultivate grain. The other valley, Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sarain starts more than 20 miles
west of its junction with Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Haithadh; at its head is 'Aqabat Saif or Manqal over
which a route leads into Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Taym. Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sarain contains the following villages :—
On
Houseg
Kame.
Position.
which
and
Remarks.
bank.
inhabitants.
La'ban
3 miles north
40 houses of Bani
Nil.
east of 'Aqabat
Wahaib.
Saif in a left-
bank tributary
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of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sarain.
Sal if ah
6 miles below
Right ..
30 houses of Bani
Nil.
r Aqabat Saif.
Wahaib.
Qabil 'Ali-bin-
9 miles below Sali-
Do.
60 houses of
Nit,
Zaman
fah.
BaluchSk
Balush
Siya
1 mile below Qabil
Do.
150 houses of
Village consists of
Bani Na'ab and
two parts called
Bani Khazam the
al-'AluwIyah and
latter 70 houses).
al-Hadriyah. The
people are cloth-
weavers.
'Arqi
1 mile below Sly a
Do.
30 houses of Bani
The people are
Wahaib of the
cultivators.
Jaradinah sec
tion and a few
Bani Khazam.
Bulidah
Adjoins 'Arqi
Do. ..
25 houses of
The people are
Bani Wahaib.
cultivators.
Habubiyah
3 miles below
Left
60 houses of Bani
The people are
Bulidah and 1
Wahaib and a
cultivators.
above the junc
few Bani
tion with Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Khazram.
Haithadh.
In Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sarain there is some cultivation of grain, but livestock is scanty.
The fixed population of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mijlas and its affluents appears to be about 2,600 souls.