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Name.
Kaiwrah
Kaiyih
Khannur
Latir (I)
Latir (II)
Lidamah
Ma'asar
Mariyah
Miqaishit
Mirfah (Bandar)
Position.
15 to 20 miles east of
Hamaim. In Liwah.
About 8 miles north of
Khannur. In Liwah.
About 55 miles west by
south of Shah. In
Liwah.
Lashtan (Umm)
15 to 20 miles north and
somewhat west of
Qa'aisah. In Dhafrah
proper.
About 7 miles north-west
of Khannur. In Liwah,
On the coast of Taflf, in
Khor-al-Bazam, about
7 miles east-south-east
of Ras Ruwaisiyah.
Nature.
A spot, marked by 10
Ghaf trees, which is a
rendezvous for parties
of marauding Manasir
when about to enter
'Oman.
A settlement of 20 huts of
Bani Vas of the A1 Bu
Falah, AI Falah and
A1 Sultan sections.
A permanent village of
100 huts of Bani Yas
of the Mazari' section.
About 30 miles west of
Da'afas. In Bainunah,
at its western extremity.
30 or 35 miles west-south-
west of Shah. In
Liwah.
About 35 miles south
east of Bandar Radaim
on the coast. In the
centre of Dhafrah pro
per.
A well.
A permanent village of 15
huts of Bani Yas of the
Qanaisat section.
A well and camping place
of 30 families of Bani
Yas of the Mazari'
section.
A camping ground of 20
families of Bani Yas of
the Mazari' section.
A well.
A permanent village of
70 huts of Bani Yas of
the Mazari and Qubai-
sat sections.
The western part of the
island of Salali.
An anchorage where
some of the pearl
divers of Dhafrah keep
their boats.
Rhmarks.
There are 8 wells less than
a fathom deep: the
water is brackish.
Do.
There are about 80 wells
here, 2 fathoms in depth;
and the date groves are
extensive for Liwah, in
cluding according to one
account as many as
14,000 palms. Faris-bin-
'Ali, who lives here, is
head-man of Hafif and
Mariyah as well as of
this place. A fort which
once existed at Khannur
was destroyed by Shaikh
Jasim-bin-Thani of
Qatar in one of his
invasions of Liwah.
The water is brackish and
the depth 2 fathoms or
more. This halting place
is much frequented by
Bedouins passing be
tween Dhafrah and
Qatar, Hasa or Jabrin.
The depth of the wells is 3
fathoms.
The depth
fathoms.
is 1 to 2
The depth is 1 to 2
fathoms.
There are about 30 wells,
2 fathoms deep, and
dates are cultivated on a
considerable scale. With
Hafif this place is under
Faris-bin-'Ali of Khan
nur.
See article Salali. The
western tip of Miqaishit
is called Ras Miqaishit.
Bani Yas of the Bani Shikr
section make this place
a base of pearling opera
tions.