'Extracts from Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia by J G Lorimer CIE, Indian Civil Service' [‎75r] (154/180)

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Singular Mazru'i. An Arab tribe or Trucial 'Oman and the Sultanate ofMAZARP
'Oman. The majority are HDund in Abu Dhabi territory, where they are regarded [pp-1204]
as ^ section of the Bani Yas tribe, and the number of these is computed in the
article on the Abu Dhabi Principality; besides these some are found in Dibai
Town. Similarly, the Mazari' of the 'Oman Sultanate are dealt with in the general
article on that state, and an estimate of their strength is given there. The remainder
are subjects of the Shaikh of Sharjah inhabiting Wadis Ham and Sfuni in the
Ras -al -Khaimah District and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sfai in the district of Shamailiyah: in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Ham, where they hold the villages of Adhan, 'Asimah and Fara\ their number is
about 500 souls; in Wadis Sfuni and Sfai it has not been ascertained but is
probably inconsiderable. Besides these there are perhaps 300 Mazarl' at the
village of Khan near Sharjah Town. The extent to which the Mazari' are regarded,
outside Abu Dhabi territory, as a section of the Bani Yas is uncertain; as a rule
they are Ghafiri in politics and Hanbali in religion.
A desert but not inhospitable tract situated on the coast of the Abu Dhabi mijan*
Principality between the Sabakhat Matti on the east and the district of 'Aqal on [pp. 1205-7]
the north -west. Inland it is bounded by the Jafurah desert on the west and south
and by the Sabakhat Matti tract on the east. On the coast its limits are Dohat-
an -Nakhalah on the west and Dohat-as-Sila' on the east and its average breadth
may be about 20 miles, while southwards its boundary with Jafurah is perhaps
70 miles from the sea. The Mijan district is full of stony mounds, apparently as
much as 50 or 60 feet high; at the foot of these lie firm pebbly tracts, but sand
dunes also occur between. The mounds and firmer soil, it is said, are covered in
winter with green grass, while Abal and dwarf tamarisk are found throughout the
year.
The following are the chief points of interest in Mijan:—
Name.
Position,
Nature.
Remarks.
'Aqdah
At the southern extremity of
the tract, 20 or 25 miles
south-south-east of 'Aqalat
Mijrin.
A well.
The water is bad.
Ba'ajah
3 miles inland, westwards,
from Dohat-as-Sila' on the
coast.
A spring or over
flowing well.
It is 3 feet deep and is surroun
ded by a bed of green grass.
Bat-hah
About 15 miles south-west by
south of Sila'.
A well.
The water is of indifferent
quality.
Ghadaiyar-
al-Lal
20 or 25 miles south of Sila'.
(One authority would make
it nearly 30 miles west of
Sila'.)
Do.
The best well in Mijan: the
water is sweet and sometimes
overflows after rain, but at
times it falls to 1 or 2 fathoms
below the surface, it is
situated in an earthy plain
with some scanty scrub.
Travellers between 'Oman
and Qatar often halt here.
Ghuwaifat
Near the coast, 10 miles north
of Sila'.
Do.
The water is indifferent in
quality.
Manaif
About 15 miles south-east of
'Aqalat Mijrin.
Do.
The water is bad.
Mijrin
('Aqalat)
35 or 40 miles south-west of
Dohat-as-Sila'.
Do.
The water is good and almost
at the ground level.
Minba'i
About 8 miles west of Sila'.
A spring or over
flowing well.
It resembles Ba'ajah, but is
surrounded by shallow pits
which also yield water.
Sila'
About 5 miles inland, south-
westwards, from Dohat-as-
Sila'.
A well.
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The water is brackish, but is
drunk in emergency. The
well is under the east face of
a stony ridge.
* The information contained in this article was supplied by Captain F. B. Prideaux,
Agent in Bahrain, in whose Map of Jafurah, etc., the tract in question appears.