'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1052] (89/688)

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KHA—KHA
KHASAH—
A camping ground in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sabai' {q. v.), the south-westernmost district of southern
Najd.
KHASAIB—
An alternative name for Hazi'-adh-Dliabi, in Trucial 'Oman {q. v.),
KHASAIB (A l)—
A section of the tribe, or community, of Bayasirah {q. v.), of 'Oman.
KHASAIFAH (J azirat)—
An islet off Muharraq Island {q. v.), in the Bahrain group, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
KHASAIR—
A place about 20 miles (direction not stated) from Samawah, on the Euphrates.
KHASASlF (U mm-al-)—
An important isl md belonging to the right bank of the Shatt-al-'Arab ; it subtends
the tracts of Baljaniyah, Fayadhi, Zain and Mutawa' upon that bank in whole or in part,
and from its upper end near Shamshamiyah island to the other which is a little below
the mouth of the Karun it measures 5 miles ; its average breadth is less than \ a mile.
The island contains 2 villages, of which the larger is called Umm-al-Khasasif; this
one is situated on the south shore of the island about 1 mile from the western end and is
inhabited by about 2,000 souls of the so-called Shaikh Hasan and other tribes. Umm-
al-Khasaslf village is well built and is laid out in 4 broad parallel streets ; its resources
are estimated at 20,000 date palms, 400 cattle, 300 sheep and goats, 10 horses and
20 donkeys. On the north side of the island near its eastern end is a smaller village
known as Umm-ar-Rasas ; it is said to possess 250 inhabitants of the so-styled Shaikh
Hasan tribe, who own 7,000 date trees, 30 cattle, 30 sheep and goats and 4 horses.
In the channel between Umm-al-Khasaslf island and the right bank of the river lie
two smaller islands ; the upper of these, Rumhailah, ((?. v.) is between the western end of
L mm-al-Khasasif and the shore of BaljanTyah and about ^ of a mile west-south-west of
Umm-al- Khasaslf village ; while the other, known as Umm-al-Yababi, {q .v.) is situated
between the central part of the main island and the coast of the Faiyadhi tract.
The main island of Umm-al-Khasasif is owned partly by the Shaikh of Muhammerah
and partly by the family of the Naqib of Basrah. It may be added here that the lower
part of Umm-al-Khasasif has been thrown up since 1836, in which year the main
channel was apparently upon the Arab (and not as now upon the Persian) side of the
island. Umm-al-Khasasif is Arab territory.
KHASAWINAH—
A section of the Bani Qitab {q.v.), an Arab tribe of 'Oman.
KHASHABAH—
giron the EUphrateS ' a quarter of a mile upstream from Samawah ; no further details
KHASHABAH (U mm-al)—-
A settlement in Jabal Shammar (q.v.),
KHASHAIBlYAH—
A well in Bxrr-adh-Dhahran (q .v.), in the Hasa district of eastern Arabia.
KH ASH BAT 'AZUR—
•OmfalullZaS 6 BlldSn - al - Hab »' of the Sharqiyah district ( ? .„.) of the
KHASHBlYAH—
Some wells in the Jafurah desert ( q.v.) of eastern Arabia.