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Section,
Houses and distribution.
Remarks.
Hamir
(A1 Bu).
60 houses in Abu Dhabi Town
and 140 in the open with
the Qumzan.
This appears to be the principal Bedouin section.
Singular is Hamiri.
Hawamil
100 houses at Abu Dhabi
Town, 50 in the neighbour
hood, and 190 in Liwah at
Hadhi, Shah, Subakhah,
Tharwaniyah, Wahaidah
and Wazil.
The Hawamil of Liwah own 20 Baqarahs in which
they go pearling from Bandar Radaim. They have
also 100 camels and 8,000 date palms. Singular is
Hamili.
Maharibah
60 houses in Abu Dhabi Town,
50 in the neighbourhood,
and 150 in Liwah at Dhafir,
Muzaira'ah, Qarmidah,
Salimi and Taraq.
The Maharibah have 40 Baqarahs of their own in
which they go pearling, those of Liwah from Bander
Radaim and those of Abu Dhabi Town from their
own port. The Maharibah of Liwah have 600
date trees. Singular is Mahairabi,
Mazari'
60 houses in Abu Dhabi Town
and 315 in Liwah at 'Ayih,
Hafif, Huwailah, Khannur,
Lidamah, Latir (II), Mari-
yah and Suhail.
The Mazari' of Liwah own 20 Baqarahs and go
pearling from Bandar Radaim: they have also 8,000
date trees and are said to possess very large numbers
of horses and camels and a few goats. The other
Mazari' of Trucial 'Oman, who may or may not be
identical with this section of the Bani Yas, are dealt
with in the article Mazari'.
Qanaisat
15 houses in Liwah at Latir (1)
This section have 3,000 date trees, and a few of them
go pearling from Mughairah. They possess 5 or 6
camels and a few goats. Singular is Qanaisi.
Qasal
8 houses in Liwah at Shah.
The men are all pearl fishers and own 4 boats. They
have also 800 date trees.
Qubaisat
75 houses at Abu Dhabi Town;
185 in Liwah at 'Attab,
Dhawaihir, Mariyah, Mu
zaira'ah, Qarmidah, Qutuf,
Shidaq-al-Kalb, and Yaif;
15 on Dalmah island; and
15 at Wakrah in Qatar.
Those in Liwah are credited with the possession of
10.000 date palms and 60 camels. The section
generally are pearl divers and have 40 Baqarahs at
Abu Dhabi Town and 16 others at Mughairah, etc.,
upon the coast of Dhafrah. The Qubaisat had
formerly a permanent settlement at Khor-al -"Odaid,
a place to which they have more than once seceded.
Qumzan
50 houses in Abu Dhabi Town
and 100 in the country ad
joining, especially in the
neighbourhood of Raknah.
This section have 100 camels; they go pearling from
Abu Dhabi Town and possess 20 Baqarahs. Singu
lar is Qamzi.
Rumaithat
100 houses in Abu Dhabi Town
and 50 in the country ad
joining, particularly about
Samaih.
The Rumaithat have 100 camels and 30 Baqarahs;
they go to the pearl fisheries from Abu Dhabi Town.
Singular is Armaithi.
Sabais
40 houses at Dibai Town.
Originally Tanaij, but now regarded as a section of
the Bani Yas. Singular is Sabusi.
Shikr (Bani)
80 houses in Liwah at Muqab
They have 4,000 date trees and 12 pearl boats; the base
of their pearling operations is generally Bandar
Mirfah on the Dhafrah coast. Singular is Shukri.
Sultan (Al)
35 houses in Liwah at Kaiyih,
Qarmidah and Shidaq-al-
Kalb.
The Al Sultan are very closely connected with the Al
Falaf. They own 3.000 date palms and go to the
pearl banks from Bandar Radaim and Khor
Mughairah. Singular is Sultani.
The A1 Bu 'Amim of Abu Dhabi Town are now generally regarded as included
in the Bani Yas; and the Halalamah, who where formerly a section of the Bam
Qitab, are at the present day attached to the Bani Yas; so also the Thamairat,
who were originally Marar.
Besides the above, a few Bani Yas whose section has not been ascertained
are found at Jumairah in the Dibai Principality and about 1,200 on Hanjam island.
It will be observed that the total number of the tribe in Trucial 'Oman is
about 12,000 souls, of whom some 10,000 are settled and 2,000 are Bedouins.