'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1196] (245/688)

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1196
MASQAT
Name.
Aiyint ..
CHataifi*
Arbaq* ..
Position.
J of a mile north
west of Matra,h.
i a mile north of
Matrah.
Between Shatai fi
and Matrah, ad
joining the latter.
Nature.
Matrah*
Dikkah*
2 miles west of Mas
qat Town,
Adjoins the east
end of Matrah, of
which it is practi
cally a suburb ; but
it is to be distin
guished from the
quarter of the town
so called.
A summer resort of
Khojahs.
Village of 30 or 40
huts of mixed tribes
especially Bani
Zarraf, standing on
a sandy beach at
the foot of a bay ;
the inhabitants are
fishermen.
Small village of Bani
Zaraf at the foot of
a bay ; the people
are sailors plying to
India and merchants
100 houses of Balu-
chis.
*See Admiralty Plan, No. 2372-2S69.
Remarks.
and sweet potatoes
are grown among the
date-trees. There
are 600 date palms
and 3 Badans and
some fishing boats.
Animals are 10 don
keys, 4 cattle and OG
sheep and goats.
The village has a few
date trees and stands
a little way back
from the sea. There
are 4 donkeys, 10
cattle and 400 dates
palms.
The bay is open to the
north-east and is
never used by ship
ping. There are 3
cattle, 50 sheep and
goats and 6 fishing
boats.
The village is less
prosperous than it
was owing to the loss
at sea of vessels be
longing to it. There
are 25 date palms,
5 donkeys, 4 cattle
and 60 sheep and
goats. About 50
'Askaris are quarter
ed at night in a block
house belonging
to Arbaq for
the protection of
Matrah.
See article Matrah,
There are 250 date
palms, but no boats.
Animals are 60
camels, the property
of the Sultan of
'Oman, also 70^
donkeys 100 cattle'
and 500 sheep and
goats.