'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1512] (585/688)

Position.
Wushah (Umm)
Wuthailah(Abu)
25 miles west of
Dohah.
13 miles west-south
west of Khor Sha-
qiq and 11 from the
east coast.
9 miles south of
Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and 2 from
the west coast.
7 miles south-south
east of Ruwais and
the same from the
east coast.
9 miles west-north
west of Dohah and
the same from the
east coast.
QATAR
3 miles south-east
of Khor Hassan.
4 miles south of Khor
Shaqiq and close to
the east coast.
11 miles west by
north of Huwailah
and 7 from the east
coast.
14 miles north-east
of the foot of Dohat-
as-Salwa and 6
from the west coast.
12 miles west of
Dchah.
Nature.
A well and fort
good condition.
A fort and camping
ground.
A Bedouin
ground.
camping
Ditto
A walled garden with
a tower and mosque ;
Bedouins also camp
at the place.
A Bedouin camping-
ground.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
R emarks.
the Naqiyan sand
hills separates it from
the coast.
The people of Khor
Hassan fetch their
drinking water from
here. The well is of
masonry, 6 fathoms
deep, and yields
good water.
There are 6 masonry
wells at this place;
they are 2 fathoms
deep and the water
is fairly good.
There is a masonry
well here sunk in
stony ground; its
depth is 7 fathoms
and the water is good.
A masonry well 25
fathoms deep, yields
good water.
There are 3 masonry
wells, 7 fathoms
deep, containing good
water. The garden
belongs to Shaikh
Khalifah-bin-Jasim, of
the Al Thani, and
is cultivated by
negroes.
The water is good in
wells, 24 fathoms
deep.
There is a masonry
well of good water
23 fathoms deep.
A masonry lined well,
here contains good
water. Depth 2
fathoms.
Do. Depth 4 fathoms.
Do. Depth 5 fathoms.