'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1534] (607/688)

1534
QUL—QUN
QULBAN—
A group of wells in central Arabia on the route between Tayma and Hail; they appear
to be commonly known by the generic term of Qulban. These wells, several in number
are situated to the west of Jabal Misma' and only a few miles outside the Nafud border*
They are 150 feet deep and contain good water, though not so good as that of Haizaii
some 40 miles to the westward.— {Miss. G. L. Bell, February 1914.)
QULBAN—
Some water-holes in the Batin depression {q.v.) of north-eastern Arabia. Thev are
usually dry except after heavy rain.
QULBAN (U mm-al)—
A group of wells in the Nafud desert {q.v.), in Central Arabia.
QULBANYASAIN—
Some wells in the Kuwait Principality; they lie near the road between Kuwait and
Jahrah and about 14 miles from Kuwait.
QUMAISHAT—
One of the Zibnah clans of the great 'Anazah tribe {q.v.) of northern and central
Arabia; see Dahamishah sub-division of the 'Amarat.
QUMAISHAT—
A clan of the great 'Ataibah tribe {q.v.) of Najd and the country lying between Qasim
and Mecca ; see the Nafa a section of the Barqah division.
QUMARAH—
Singular Qamairi. A small tribe of non-Bedouin Arabs found in the Bahrain Prin-
cipahty) m Muharraq Town where they have about 10 houses in a quarter named after
them Fanq-al-Qumarah. They are Mahki Sunnis in religion and pearl divers by occupa
tion. They are said to have come from Qatar with the 'Utub.
QUMR—
aju well '^ nown hl11 in the Jiri P lain (tf-v.) of Trucial 'Oman ; it is close to the hamlet of
Aanan.
QUMRI (J alib-al)—
A small spring in Bahrain Isknd {q.v.).
QUMZAH (Al)—
One of the Makhadhdhabah clans of the Bani Hajir tribe {q.v.) of eastern Arabia.
QUMZAN—
A section of the Bani Yas tribe {q.v.) of Trucial 'Oman.
QUMZAN (B ada'-al)—
A well in Dhafrah {q.v.), in Trucial 'Oman.
QUNFIDAH—
41° 3' E r 0 ^, ^ s i r ' ® ou ^' wes ^ ern Arabia, and situated in Lat 19° 8' N Long
41 6 K It is thus about 200 miles (crowfly) south of Tid^h t L ^ • ua
and consists mainlv nf hnta . . • ^ „ OI ' Jiaa an. Ihe town is walled
2,000 souls. Outside the walls is a « "n 8 ^ Sm , .^ azar an d a population of about
scanty supplies of Qunfidah are f 1 ? OS ^" e whlch forms a good landmark. The
waiting a few days it is generallv T)ossible tn nZ ^ OUly ' bufc by giving notice and
vegetables, from the interior Ton 1 t- ^ obtam some cattle and sheep, as well as
thS part of the^coast. ^Considerab^ quantities nf ^ here ' the ^ in faCt al0ng
in July and August eranes nnv i,n k+ j ^ f ram are grown in the district, and
always a Turkish garrison in OnnfiH 1° ' ® ef ore the European war there was
from 5 to B cab.ef/Zth: atro td ^ 0f ^ ^