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PENIA.—Village in Katif district, apparently on Tarut Island and un
called.
FEZ ARAH.—Arab clan forming, according to Pal grave, part of the popu
lation of Hasa,
FOOZOOL —Village in Hasa plain about H ho ^ rs fr0m Jislia 011 roacl
to Hofhuf. Houses are of stone and clay and have flat mud roots.
HA RAH (JEBEL).—Hill, 4 or 5 miles east of Hofhuf, destitute of ve-
eetation of no great height and famous for natural caves to which natives of
Hasa resort in hot weather. Pelly calls it Gherra and it appears to be the same
as Moghor of Palgrave. (See under Mogharat).
GHAPR.—Given by Ritter as name of port in Hasa.
GHAR Small village in range between Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Faruk and Hasa where
one route from Nejd to Hofhuf traverses it, apparently about 10 miles west-
south-west of Hofhuf.
GHOREYMAH.—Mentioned by Ross as a town or village of Hasa.
GHOWEYR— Pass leading down from hills west of Hofhuf, about 15
miles to the south of west from that town. There is apparently village of
same name at foot of pass on Llasa side.
GOFHICH.—Place between Ojair and Hasa where a Turkish detachment
was massacred in 1902.
HAFFEERAH.—Place with good supply of water in well, 50 or 60 miles
north-west of Hofhuf.
HA JAR. —This appears to be an ancient name of Hasa and its chief town.
Ritter mentions a town (?) Khatt Hajar.
HAJIR (BENI).—Large tribe occupying district for about 20 miles each
side of Katif town. They wander as far as Odaid, sometimes commit small
piracies and bear a bad reputation. Palgrave regards them as among original
Arab settlers of Hasa and says they are a Kahtanic tribe. He calls them one of
the most spirited and courteous of the Bedouin tribes, better armed and clad and
more civilised than the others owing to intercourse with towns of Hasa.
HAMAHH.— Place marked in Pelly’s map, near coast about 80 miles
north-west of Katif town. It is a stage on the route from Hasa to Koweit
tia Taj.
jjABB. Mentioned by Zwemer as one of principal tribes of Hasa.
HASA.-— Turkish administrative division of the Basra province, also mis
leadingly styled Nejd. (1) Its boundaries are those of its component districts
which follow. (2) It consists of the districts (Kaimmakamliks) of Hasa Proper,
Katif and Katar. The British Government does not recognise the last named as
a Turkish possession, hut the Turks maintain in it, at Bidaa, one battalion of
regular infantry, 20 mounted Dhabitias and civil officials. (3) The physical
genoraphy of the division will be found in the articles on the districts com-
posfng it. (4) The climate is not favourable to health or physical activity. It is
warm and house fires are out of the question even in the middle of winter,
while cloaks are only worn in the cold season. It would be possible to sleep
out of doors all the year round. Intermittent fevers and their sequelae
are common, especially in the low marshy ground about Katif. (5) Ports
are Katif and Ojair, especially latter which is nearer to populous part of
division. The roads outside the oasis of Hasa Proper are mere tracks
across the sand from well to well. After high wind they are obliterated, neces
sitating the employment of Bedouin guides. The principal tracks are (a)
from Ojair to Hofhuf, about 40 miles, from coast across sand to edge of
Hasa oasis ; water sufficient hut fuel scarce, (b) from Katif town to Hofhuf,
about 100 miles, usually considered 3 days’ journey. Water and fuel are said
to be plentiful but road is (Douglas, 1890) insecure. Portion of it lies over
country which might be, but is not cultivated. Cassim Izeddin says the distance
is 36 marching hours but he took 5 days to it. The route was desert, infested