'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1500] (573/688)

QATAR
Name.
'Awainat Hasan
'Awainat-ash-
Shuyukh.
Awaisah (Abu)
Bahath (Sabakh-
at-al).
Busaiyir-al-'Aqar
Busaiyir-al-'And
Busaiyir Bin-
Jimaz.
Position.
8 miles south-east
of Ruwais and 5
from the east coast.
11 miles west of the
foot of Dohat
Faishshakh, and 1
mile from the sea
at Ras Ghariyat
Adkhan.
10 miles south-south
east of Ruwais t and
5 from the east
coast.
2 to 3 miles inland
from the west coast,
beginning from a
point 14 miles
north of the foot of
D6hat-as-Salwa and
running up into
Ras Aburuk be
tween Dohat-al-
Hasain and the sea.
21 miles south-west
of Khor Shaqiq and
15 miles from east
coast.
25 miles west by
north of Dohah.
19 miles north-east
from the foot of
Dohat Faishshakh
and 12J from the
west coast.
Nature.
R emarks.
which the villagers of
Sumaismah and
Dha'ain obtain their
supply.
A Bedouin camping Here is a small masonry
ground.
Ditto
Ditto
A marshy tract
A Bedouin
ground.
Ditto
camping
A Bedouin camping
ground.
well of good water, 4
fathoms deep.
Good water is obtain
able here from a
masonry lined well, 8
fathoms deep.
There is a masonry well
of good water, i
fathoms deep.
This swamp is about 20
miles in length from
south to north with a
breadth varying from
2 to 4 miles. Parts
of it are dangerous to
travellers. About 1
mile from the south
end, at 4 miles from
the sea, are some 10
wells of indifferent
water which have
given their name to
the whole Sabakhah ;
they are of dry stone
masonry and their
depth is 1£ fathoms.
Here is a masonry well
of good water, 27
fathoms deep.
There is a masonry
well, 27 fathoms deep,
which contains good
water.
This camp has a
masonry well o£ good
water, which is 8
fathoms deep.