'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎336] (355/1050)

BAHRAIN
Name.
Position.
Houses
and
population.
R emarks.
considerable and the
cloth manufactured
is chiefly that used
for making 'Abas^
Several Shu 'ais or
Sambuks, employed
in pearling, are own*
ed herei Livestock
include 30 donkeys
and 12 cattle, and
dates are about
1,500.
BumistSn
4J miles west of
Kifg, '-al-Gharbi and
i of a mile from the
west coast.
20 huts of Baha-
rinah, cultivators
and pearl divers»
There are 17 donkeys
and 5 cattle, and
date palms are esti
mated at between
2,500 and 3,000.
Falah . •
On the north coast.
1J miles east of
Qal'at-al- 'AjSj.
About 30 huts inha
bited by BahSrinah
who are pearl divers
and date growers^
Practically an eastern
suburb of Sanabis.
It stands between
the shore and the
date gardens. Ani
mals are 9 donkeys
and 2 cattle.
FSrsiyah
On the east coast, 3
miles east-south
east of Rifa'ash-
Sharqi,
30 huts of Baharinah,
alll cultivators.
1
There are 5 donkeys
here and 5 cattle.
Palms are about
1,900.
Ghuraifah
On the east coast
midway between
Ras-al-Jufair and
Ras Umm^al-
Hasam.
30 mean reed huts of
Baharinahj cultiva-
vators and fisher
men.
Stands at the east end
of the date groves
which line the north
shore of Khor-al*
Kabb. Animals
inlcude 6 donkeys
and 1 head of cattle.
Habshi (Jabalat) ..
3 miles west by south
of Man^mah fort.
20 huts of BahSrinah,
agriculturists.
There are 17 donkeys
and 3 cattle here.
Palms are about
1,800.
Hajar
IJ miles south of
Qal 'at-al- 'Ajaj.
40 huts ot Bahari-
nah, cultivators.
The village lands are
irrigated from nu
merous good wells.
There are 18 don*
keys and 4 cattle.
Dates are estimated
at 12,000.