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4. Other villages.
Muslit
Meiza'a
Fey ah
Melahah
Seyyad
(h) Nomads. 2,000 men.
Chief Sheikh; Sa'd ibn Dhuh.
Clans :—
Al Habashi
A1 Rumei'an
Beni Minbah
Ibn eth-Thibeit.
'Ali ibn Sudan.
'Ali ibn Shahr.
Misfar ibn Humrah.
'Ali Ghareifah.
Sa'd ibn Dhuh.
Sheikh Sofar.
Sheikh Salikhah.
Sheikh Mujerri of Janfur.
24. Beni Marwdn.
A Sunni tribe numbering about 1 ,000 fighting men and inhabiting
the country from Wadi Heiran on the south almost to Wadi Ta'ashar on
the north. They are bounded on the north by the Masarihah, on the
east by the Ahl Haradh and Khamisln, and on the south by the Bern
Hasan. The port of Midi is in their country, and their chief village
is Suq el-Kairan. Formerly they were partisans of Idrisi, but they
rebelled against him when he accepted help from the Italians. They
are evidently still disloyal, for Idrisi is reported to have sent a puni
tive expedition against Ibn Bakri, their chief Sheikh, in November 1915.
Sheikh Tahir 'Ali is the Sheikh of Midi.
25. Masdrihah.
A Sunni tribe supporting Idrisi, who occupy the country from
Wadi Ta'shar almost up to Abu 'Arlsh and Jeizan on the north and
east to the first foothills. They are bounded on the north by the Reish,
on the south by the Ja'dah and Beni Marwan, and on the east by the
Beni Mohammed. Their chief village is Samtah, and they are said to
muster 1 ,000 fighting men. The chief Sheikhs are Ahmed Masawah,
'Othman Siwadi, Abu Halim, and \ ahya Mihah.
26. Beni Mohammed.
A tribe east of the Masarihah in the hills south-east of Jeizan. They
support Idrisi.
27. Beni Mugheid.
The BENI MUGHEID are a fine fighting tribe dwelling in the steep
hill country which leads up to Ibha from the south and in and around
Ibha itself. The adjoining tribes are, on the north the 'Alqam el-Hul and
Beni Malik, on the east the Shahran, on the south the Sha af Rashah and
Al Yinfa'ah sections of the Shahran and the Rabl'at el-Yemen, and on the
west the Rijal el-M'a.
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