'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1477] (550/688)

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Name.
Hanaidhil
Hilallyah
Hawaiian
Janah ( Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al)
Position.
In the neighbour
hood of Tarfiyah,
but a few miles
from it—probably
north-westwards.
3 miles north by
west of Khabrah.
Houses
and
inhabitants.
A dozen houses con
tained in a fortified
enclosure.
80 houses of Arabs,
said to be Harb.
Between Khabb and
Qisai'ah, in the
same hollow.
2 miles north-west of
'Anaizah, on the
right bank Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -ar-
Rummah.
Jan'i . .
25 houses, said to be
of Dawasir. There
are more houses
among the date
trees.
25 houses of mixed
Arabs.
1 or 2 miles south
west of Bass.
R emarks.
20 houses, in the
form of Qasrs
guarding wells : the
people are said to
be Harb and
'Ataibah.
The place exists chiefly
for the protection of
some cultivation and
wells which adjoin it.
It is a dependency
of 'Ain Ibn-Fahaid.
The village is walled.
There are many dato
groves: cereals, melons
and other fruits are
grown. Irrigation is
from wells of brackish
but drinkable water 11
fathoms deep or less.
The place is under
Buraidah.
The date plantations are
nearly 2 miles long.
They almost meet
those of Qisai'ah, but
are separated by a
short interval from
those of Khabb. There
is good water at 9
fathoms.
There are a few poor
date gardens irrigated
from wells 5 or 6
fathoms deep. The
place was at one time
altogether deserted,
after the departure of
the original founders
who are said to have
been Bani Khalid of a
section called Janah.
It is reputed older
that 'Anaizah, and is
perhaps only a part of
the settlement describ
ed below under the
name Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. .
Corn is grown but no
dates. Water is 7
fathoms from the
surface and is drink
able but brackish.