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KAL—KAM
KALBUK—
See Fuwwah.
KALHAT ( also QALHAT)—
A village on the coast of the 'Oman Sultanate 12 miles north-west of Sur. It has no
dates or cultivation of any sort, is unwalled and consists of 120 to 130 houses, all of
mud, and a dozen shops. The Hajar hills rise behind the village at less than a milesdis-
tance and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hilam reaches the sea at its east side There are a few wells. The in
habitants are Bani Jabir of the Sha'ibiyin section : they are fishermen and sailors and
own about 12 Badans running to Masqat Town and Sur and about 40 Hawari. They
have recently become Hinawis and have allied themselves with the Bam Bu Hasan
against their own tribe'( 1907). Kalhat is the port of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bam Jabir (I), of Kabda, and
oF Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Manqal in which is Fita.
KALL AN S A YIA—
Kallansayia, which is one of the chief villages and landing places in Soqotrah, is
situated at the north-western end of the island. It has no harbour, but a poor anchorage
to the west of the village which is least exposed during the north-east monsoon. The
houses are scattered amongst the palm groves, and have small gardens in which gourds,
melons, and tobacco are grown. It possesses one mosque, a paltry edifice. The place
is poor-looking, but has neat, sand-strewn streets. There are wells in the village ; and
three miles away under the northern slope of the Kallansayia range there is a stream
which flows past the ruins of an ancient town, and irrigates groves of palm and other
trees. Separated from the sea by a bar of shingle, and fed partly by this stream, is
a lagoon which is covered with wild duck and fringed with trees and mangroves. The
sea shore is rendered pestiferous by rotting seaweed, and by the bodies of sharks,
with back fin and tail cut off, which are left to dry on the beach. The Kallansayia
range is distinct from the Haghier mountains, and rises to a height of 1,500 to 2,000 feet.
The 0 highest peak is called Matalah. The abandoned site of the old town is preferable
to the modern one, and much healthier.
KALMATI—
One of the Baluchi tribes (q.v.).
KAMAH—
A hamlet in 'Oman Proper {q.v.).
KAMAKRUN (Bir)—
See Bir Qamaqrun.
KAM'ALA—
A Zaidi tribe, about 40 miles west of Sana'a in Yemen, who revolted with the Arabs
of Jabal Habaish and Az-Zuid against the Turks in 1914 under Amir-ash-Shibi.
KAMALlYAH—•
An agricultural tract in tbe Karbala Qadha {q. v.).
KAMARAN—
The Island of Kamaran lies about 15 miles south of Lahlyah, and 45 miles north of
Hodaidah, and well within sight of the Arabian mainland/ It is 12 miles in length
north to south. The northern end is less than 2 miles broad but for the greater part the
Island is about 4 miles in width.
The general appearance is that of a desert, featureless and barren. The ground is low
and sandy, rising a little towards the southern end where there are a few hillocks ; on
the northern side there is swamp and low scrub. There are a few isolated spots on
which a few date trees grow and which, with their shallow wells and scanty patches of
green, are pointed out to the stranger as examples of oases.