'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1532] (605/688)

1532
QRA'AH
locality called Kabd ; its dimensions are thus about 15 miles either way. Qra'ah con
tains, besides the town of Kuwait, the village of Dimnah and the fort of Sirrah the
following places, which we give in alphabetical order;—
Name.
Position.
Character.
R emarks.
'Adailiyah
3 miles south of
Kuwait Town.
About 100 wells
A little cultivation,
and, in the cold
weather, many
Bedouin tents.
Water is scanty and
brackish and about
40 feet from the
surface. The supply
improves after rain.
Qalaisiyah;
10 miles south-east
of Kuwait Town
and 1^ mile from
the coast.
6 wells ..
Good water at 27 feet;
no cultivation.
Kaifan
On the east side
of Ras-al-Ardh,
about i a mile
from the point.
A few wells
The wells are sunk in
sandstone, and there
is a fisherman's hut
near by.
Majiwah
1 mile north of Malah
Numerous wells
Only one contains
good water, at 20
feet.
Malah .. ,,
15 miles south of
Kuwait Town and
8 miles west of Abu
Halaifah on the
coast.
5 wells
Depth of wells 20 feet;
water brackish but
drinkable. The place
was formerly culti
vated and has the
remains of an old
fort.
Mishrif
2 miles east of Qasr-
as-Sirrah.
A group of wells ..
The water is good, and
some is supplied to
.the Shaikh at
Quwait.
Sulaibikhat ..
6 miles south-west
of Kuwait Town,
less than 2 miles
from the shore of
Kuwait Bay.
White sandhills
Nil.
t n he t . a ' 1 bove ^ ^ clLs 0 * Jadadfyah and Sulaiblyah (mentioned under Route
certain Kuwait Principality) are perhaps in Qra'ah; but this is un-
Ras 'Ajuzah and Ras-al-Ardh, both described in the article on the Kuwait Principal
ity, are among the maritime features of the Qra'ah district.