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Name.
Badu'
Dhakhar
Faiyah (Jabal)
Madam
Mahafidh
(Qallah)
Faiysh
(Yahfar-al-)
Gherif
Hamdah
Haza'-adh-Dhabi
Position.
11 miles south by west of
'Aiyoh.
Between Ramlat 'Anaij
and Bathah Sanaibil
on the right bank of
the latter.
1 to 2 miles west of the
ordinary route between
Ras-al -Khaimah Town
and the Baraimi Oasis,
from Qallah Mahafidh
on the north to the
Madam plain on the
south.
miles north by east of
'Aiyoh.
10 to 11 miles south of
Dhaid village.
17 miles south of 'Aiyoh.
(The exact position is
24° 42' 18" north by
55° 49' 26" east.)
Its centre is about 40 miles
south-east of Sharjah
Town.
8 to 11 miles south of
Dhaid village.
Character.
A group of water holes.
A well.
A range of hills, reaching
a height of about 1,000
feet; it runs north and
south with a length of
about 12 miles, and is
roughly parallel to the
main range of the
'Oman Promontory
about 20 miles to the
eastward of it.
A well similar to that of
Hamdah.
A single well about 40 feet
deep and timber-lined
at the top.
A well wooded strip of
plain, 1^ to 2 miles in
breadth, between Jabal
Samaini and the right
bank of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samaini.
A wooded plain several
miles in diameter and
containing various wells
among them those of
'Aiyoh, Musaifi and
Yidaiyah.
A stony plateau without
water or grazing, about
20 feet higher than the
country immediately to
the north of it and
550 to 600 feet above
sea level. It runs west
and east and is 3 miles
broad from north to
south.
Remarks.
The site is a blind re
entrant among sandhills,
forming a branch of
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samaini.
It is situated a little to the
west of ordinary route
between Ras-al -Khaimah
Town and the Baraimi
Oasis.
At the northern extremity
of Jabal Faiyah are two
fantastic rocks forming
landmarks. They are
known as Zibb-al-'Azab,
and Khadkat-al-Jariyah,
names of which the
meanings are apparently
obscene.
This well is on the ordinary
route via Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hatta
from Dibai to Shinas
Town.
See article Gharif.
It is on the north bank of
a hollow which forms
the southern border of
Qallah Mahafidh.
The name means " the
Gazelle's Bound." The
place is also called
Khasaib.
The plain is enclosed by
the south end of Jabal
Faiyah on the north, by
Jabal Rodhah on the
north-east, and by the
northern part of Jabal
Samaini on the east; on
the west it is divided by
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Yidaiyah from a
tract of sandhills.
Madam is a camping
ground of nomadic
Na'Im connected with
the Baraimi Oasis.
This plain slopes down
gently from the base of
Jabal Faiyah on the
west to the foot of the
main range of the 'Oman
Promontory on the east,
and it also declines
gradually from north to
south. The soil is sound
and hard, consisting of
black sand and shingle;
near to Jabal Faiyah the
sand is coarse and
boulders take the place
of shingle.