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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917' [266] (275/748)
The record is made up of 1 volume (371 folios). It was created in 1916. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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266 THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
the W. of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Fara', from which it is distant less than a mile. It
lies below the Hajar hills some 15 miles from Masna'ah, which forms
its port. Some have therefore assigned it to the district of Batinah;
but there is no doubt that it forms the lowest point in the tract
known as Rostaq, and it may therefore be properly included in
Western Hajar. The village consists of some 80 houses, the inhabi
tants belonging to the Miyayihah and Ya'aribah tribes. There are
no wells, and water is brought into the village by subterranean
conduits from
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Ear a'; there are extensive date-groves and
cultivation. The fort, which stands in the middle of the village,
can be held by a small garrison, and its position enables it to
command the routes in the neighbourhood, especially that to
Suweiq.
7. Jammah, a walled town of some 500 houses belonging to the
Beni Harras tribe, with extensive date plantations ; it lies opposite
Hazam one or two miles to the E. of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Fara', and by some is
regarded as included within the district of Batinah. The town is
protected by a fort on a hill, which belongs to the Sultan of Oman;
but he has never maintained a Vali or garrison here, as Jammah
was always loyal to him.
8. Ghaizein, a village of 200 houses on the 1. bank of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
el-Hawasinah, 7 hrs. above its mouth at Khaburah (see p. 252).
The village possesses live stock and some date-groves, and is the
principal settlement of the Hawasinah tribe.
9. Ghareifah, a village of 200 houses of the Beni 'Isa, on the left
bank of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
'Ahin ; it lies about eight hours from the point
where the
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
reaches the coast about half an hour to the W. of
the town of Saham (see p. 252).
10. Hibi, a village of 80 houses with some date-groves, at the
head of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sarrami, about a day's journey inland from the town
of Saham. There is a fort in which the Sultan of Oman normally
maintains a garrison of 40 men under the command of an
11. Heyyadh, a village of 30 houses belonging to the Jahawar
and Shabul tribes, on the right bank of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
el-Hilti, abont
3 miles above the point where the valley leaves the hills; there
are a few date-palms and scanty cereal cultivation. The village
possesses a fort in which the Sultan of Oman normally main
tains a garrison of 10 men.
12. 'Ajib, a village on the left bank of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hatta, in the
extreme NW. of Western Hajar ; it lies a short distance above the
point where the valley leaves the hills, about four hours from the
town of Shinas (see p. 252) on the coast. The village consists ot
70 houses of the Washahat tribe.
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This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1916) and contains geographical and political information of a general character concerning the Arabian Peninsula. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and War Office, from sources, including native information obtained for the purpose of compiling the volume, since the outbreak of the First World War. Separate chapters are devoted to each of the districts or provinces of the Arabian Peninsula and include information on the physical character, as well as social and political surveys.
The volume includes a note on official use, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:
- Chapter 1: Physical Survey;
- Chapter 2: Social Survey;
- Chapter 3: The Bedouin Tribes: A. Northern Tribes, B. Tribes of the Central West, C. Tribes of the Central South, D. Tribes of the Central East, Supplement: Non-Bedouin Nomads;
- Chapter 4: Hejaz;
- Chapter 5: Asir;
- Chapter 6: Yemen;
- Chapter 7: Aden and Hadhramaut: A. Aden and the Interior, B. Hadhramaut;
- Chapter 8: Oman: A. The sultanate of Oman, B. Independent Oman;
- Chapter 9: The Gulf Coast: A. The Sultanate of Koweit [Kuwait], B. Hasa, C. Bahrain, D. El-Qatar, E. Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- Chapter 10: Nejd;
- Chapter 11: Jebel Shammar;
- Chapter 12: The Northern Nefūd and Dahanah Belts;
- Chapter 13: Settled Tribes of the North-West;
- Chapter 14: Settled Tribes of the West;
- Chapter 15: Settled Tribes of the South;
- Chapter 16: Settled Tribes of the Centre;
- Appendix: Note of Topographical and Common Terms;
- Index;
- Plates.
The front of the volume includes a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Names'. Maps contained in this volume are:
- Map 1: Arabia: Districts and Towns;
- Map 2: Orographical Features of Arabia;
- Map 3: Land Surface Features of Arabia;
- Map 4: Tribal Map of Arabia.
The volume also contains fifteen plates of photographs and sketches by Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Douglas Carruthers, Captain Gerard Leachman, Dr Julius Euting, George Wyman Bury, and Samuel Barrett Miles.
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- 1 volume (371 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chapters. There is a contents page, list of maps, alphabetical index, and list of plates.
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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last of various maps which are inserted at the back of the volume, on number 371.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:381, 384:726, ii-r:ii-v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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