'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1391] (452/688)

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Town
or
Village.
Position.
Houses
and
inhabitants.
Remarks.
Izki ..
..
See article Izki.
'Izz ..
5 miles south of
Manah on the
route to Adam.
20 permanent huts
the Bani Hadhar-
mi and Janna-
bah tribes.
'Izz is a summer resort for
its owners, and in the date
season the number of dwell
ings increases to about 50.
There is a well half-way
between 'Izz and Adam
where travellers generally
halt. Animals are 3 camels,
10 donkeys, 8 cattle and
400 sheep and goats. There
are 2,000 date trees.
Jabrin
4 miles south-west
of Bahlah.
Consists of a ruin
ous fort and the
dwellings of a few
cultivators.
The private estate and sum
mer resort of one of the
Shaikhs of Bahlah. The
date-plantations are
not good, and the culti
vated fields few. Elevation
above the sea is 1,800
feet. Under the Ya'ari-
bah, 1624—1741 A. D.,
Jabrin was for a short
time the capital of the
country, and the fort must
at one time have been an
imposing building. There
are 4 horses, 100 sheep
and goats and 2,000 date
palms.
Kamah
On the left bank of
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Kalbu, 2
miles above Niz-
wa.
20 houses of Bani
Riyam.
Dates, sugar and indigo
are cultivated. There are
15 donkeys, 10 cattle and
100 sheep and goats;
dates number 200 trees.
Karsha
Between Manah
and lladdah.
20 houses of Bani
Riyain.
Livestock are 5 donkeys
5 cattle and 30 sheep and
goats, and there are 500
date palms.
Khadhra Bin-
Dalla.
On the right bank
of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. * 'Andam
10 or 12 miles
south-west * of
Samad.
60 houses of Janna-
bah fand 60 of
Bani Ruwahah.
There is an abundant
water-supply. A mile or
two to the south are said
to be copper mines, but
of little value. There is
a small bazaar. Animals
are 4 donkeys, 20 cattle
and 200 sheep and goats.
There are 4,000 date
palms.