'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1483] (556/688)

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Name.
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Saib ..
SJqiyah
Sarif ..
Position.
12 miles south-west
of Buraidah.
3 miles west of
Qusaibah.
20 miles, north-east
by north of Burai
dah and west of
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -ar-Rummah.
Shabibiyah
8 miles south-south
west of 'Anaizah.
Shaihiyah
6 miles north-west of
Bukairiyah.
Houses
and
inhabitants.
40 houses of 'Anizah
and ataibah, scattered
amidst date groves.
5 small scattered en
closures, occupied
at certain seasons
only.
3 small ruined en
closures occupied
by cultivators from
Buraidah at the
times of ploughing
and reaping.
A corn-growing tract
with a dozen inha
bited enclosures,
but no dates or
other trees. The
cultivators are from
'Anaizah.
Formerly 60 houses of
'Anaizah, 'Ataibah,
of Harb and Sham-
mar, but now (1906)
almost deserted on
account of the
Turkish soldiery.
R emarks.
Under Buraidah.
Water is at 3 fathoms
and sahne; cereals
are grown. Shammar
Bedouins encamp here
in summer.
Sarif stands in a valley
of the same name, 5
miles long from north
to south and 1 mile
wide, with some vol
canic rocks near the
northern end. Barley
and sometimes wheat
are grown in favour
able seasons. The
well are 1 to 4
fathoms deep. Bet
ween Sarif and Tarfi-
yah Mubarak, Shaikh
of Kuwait, was defeat
ed on the 17 th of
March 1901 by the
Amir of Jabal
Shammar.
Water is drinkable and
abundant in wells 7
to 8 fathoms deep.
'Ataibah and Qahtan
Bedouins encamp
hereabouts. The place
is under 'Anaizah.
There are a number of
small date groves,
and fruits, creals and
vegetables are grown.
Water is brackish,
in wells 10 to 11
fathoms deep. The
principal Turkish
cantonment in Najd
in 1906 was here.
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