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AAKIR.—Village, mentioned by Ritter with places in Katif as inhabited
by the Abd-el-Kais.
AATHAL.—Given by Ritter as name of a mountain between Central
Arabia and Bahrein.
ADAN (BARR AL).—Name of the country between Katif and Koweit.
This is the Katif use of the word : according to Belly, Koweit people only apply
the term to tract between Koweit and creek of Karain, one day south of Koweit.
It is inhabited by several Bedouin tribes, principal being the Ejman. Eorl20
miles south of Mishaab there are no fixed inhabitants or villages. The shore
is a low sandy or stony desert with a few isolated hills at intervals ; it is fronted
for nearly the whole distance by extensive reefs which in places have passages
inside them. Several low islets lie off the coast. The water is not generally
so clear as it is further south, owing to the bottom being of white clay in many
parts. The great Pearl Bank decreases in breadth off this coast and may be
said to end about Abu Ali island, although pearls are fished for on a small scale
on some banks north of that island.
AKARIYAT.—Place where Turkish governor elect of Hasa embarked for
Ojairin 1879.
ALAWAMIA.—Village in Katif.
ALGHA.—Police or military post, apparently between Hasa and Ojair.
ALI (JEZIRAT ABU).—Island, 12 miles long east and west, about 60
miles north-north-west of Katif, separated from the mainland by a narrow
shoal passage. Eastern point, which is low and rocky, is called Ras Abu Ali, and
in bay south of point is good anchorage in Shamal. Arabs say there are date-
trees with springs of fresh water in one or two places on south-west side of
bay.
AMAYIR.—Arab tribe in Katif district. According to Bombay Selections
XXIV they are dependent upon the Beni Khalid, and lead a pastoral life,
except from spring to summer when they fish for pearls on the banks of the
island of Jarim (?). r lhey consisted at one time of 800 families of Bedouins and
100 families of fishermen, the latter settled at Jannaand allied with the Duwad
and Sooedan,
ANICH.—Port, town and police-post on Katif coast, half-way between
Saihat and Katif town.
ANTAH.—Village marked in Belly’s map about 40 miles west-north-west
of Katif tovm. It is a stage on route via Taj from Hasa to Koweit.
ARABI (JAZIRAT).—Small sand bank with rocky base, about 13 miles
south from Jazirat Earsi. It is visited by fishermen to catch turtle ; swarms
with cormorants, and is covered in the season with nests and youn 0 * ones.
There is a deposit of guano, a few inches thick, all over it.
ARAM A.—Place marked in Kiepert’s map, about 20 miles inland between
Ras lanajib and Ras Mishaab, on route from Katif to Koweit.
ARG.—Place marked in Belly’s map about 110 miles north-west of Katif
town and. 10 miles from the coast. It is a stage on land route between Hasa
and Koweit.
of 2,400, mentioned by
AWAM EE AH.‘—Walled town with a population
Sadlier as under the government of Katif.
•rr AZmAH.-Viflage, half deserted in 1862, about 30 miles south-west ol
Katif town on road to Hoflmf.
BAB-ASH-SOAMAL.—Village in Katif district.
BA II It AN. Sadiier and other travellers give this name to the mainland
opposite Bahrein.
UI 1 ( DU H A 'lj.—Bay and anchorage on coast about 20 miles north,
west of Musalannya. From April to June a kind of fair is held here, at which
Bedoums from considerable dxstances barter their ghee for dates, rice and
other necessaries brought by boat from Katif. b