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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917' [592] (601/748)
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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592
SETTLED TRIBES OF THE SOUTH
in Western Hajar. They number 250 souls, and are allies of tta
Maqabil.
181. Shalcur (sing. Shakuri)
A tribe of the Oman Sultanate ; Ghafiri in politics and Ibadhi in
religion ; numbering 500 souls, settled in Dhank town in Dhahirah
182. BeniShameili (sing.
A tribe of Trueial Oman, numbering 1,000 souls, originally Jews •
settled at Shimil in Sir, except for a few who are nomads among the
Shihuh in Ru'us el-Jibal. They are now closely connected with the
Shihuh and may almost be regarded as a section of that tribe. At
Shimil, which they entirely possess, they have 4,000 date -palms
and some live stock, including 50 camels.
183. Shamus (sing.
A tribe of the Oman Sultanate, numbering 100 souls; Ibadhi in
religion, Hinawi in politics ; settled at Khor el-Hamam in Saham,
184.
These form a section of the Beni Ma'in of Qishm, and there are
only a few of them. They are Ghafiri in politics and reside at
'Ajman town, where they have 12 houses. They are pearl-divers and
fishermen.
185. ShanTinah (sing. Shard'ini)
A tribe of the Oman Sultanate, numbering 800 souls ; Ghafiri in
politics and Ibadhi in religion; settled in Western Hajar at Beit
el-Qarn in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Eara' and 'Ain esh-Shara'inah in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Beni Ghafir.
They are allies of the Beni Kelban.
186. Sharqiyln (sing. Sharqi)
A tribe of
Trucial Oman
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, numbering 7,000 souls, residing entirely
within the jurisdiction of the Sheikh of Sharjah, found chiefly in the
Shameiliyah tract and in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Ham, but also in smaller numbers
in the Jiri plain and in the Has el-Kheimah district. Their principal
settlements are at Bidyah (300 houses), Eujdrah (150), Gharfah
(100), Marbah (100), Qareyyah (100), Qidfa' (100), and Ghallah (70).
About half of those residing in the Shameiliyah tract have suc
ceeded (1905), under the leadership of the Sheikh of Fujeirah, in
casting off the yoke of Sharjah. Their independence has not, how
ever, been recognized by the British Government.
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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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- 'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917'
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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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