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53- Rada'ah.
A Zeidi tribe living round the town of the same name ESE. of
Dhamar. They are descended from Qahtan, and are chiefly cultivators
and traders. Their chief Sheikh is Hamiid ibn Mohammed, who comes
under the Turkish mutesarrif of Rada'ah.
54. Rahdminah.
A small tribe south-west of Zebid between Zebid and Wadi Suweirah.
55. AM Razah.
A Zeidi tribe living round Jebel Razah to the west of the Khaulan
esh-Sham and Sa'dah. They are supporters of Idrisi, and their country
was the scene of the first fighting between Idrisi and the Imam in
1912. Their chief fortress is Hisn en-Nazir, situated on the slopes of
Jebel Razah. The country is fertile, and coffee is largely grown, while
there is said to be gold in the mountains. They claim descent from
Khazraj, and acknowledge as chiefs Sheikh Ahmed ibn Salih and
Seyyid 'Ali ibn Huseini. The chief clan is the Dhu Hatim (Sheikh
Sa'd 'Abdullah). Seyyid Yahya 'Arar ibn Nasir, one of Idrlsi's chief
muqdamis, administers the country of both the Ahl Razah and the
Beni Juma'ah.
56. Ahl Reimah.
The Ahl Reimah occupy the fertile Reimah massif, always spoken
of by Arabs as the finest district in Yemen. Coffee, fruits of all sorts, and
cereals are produced. The district is bounded N. by J. Bura' and
Wadi Siham ; E. by Salfiyah and J. 'Utmah ; S. by Wadi Reimah, and
W. by the 'Abs and Zaranik districts. The Sheikh is Murshid ibn Mo
hammed el-Jabi, who is Turkish Kaimmakam. The Mudir is Seyyid
Mahmud. There are said to be seventy Sheikhs and seventy districts in
J. Reimah, and a total strength of over 50,000 men. The principal clans
are : Beni Waghid, J ad, Sa'id, Walid, Mukhtar, Tuleibi, Mas'ab, Ghuzi,
Nomah, Yafuz, Ahl Dalamlam, Beni Harazi, Ahmed, Khudam, Ahl Jabi,
and Beni en-Nahari. The last defeated a Turkish expedition sent to
collect taxes in 1914 and captured the Kaimmakam of Menakhah. Their
chief Sheikh is Seyyid 'Abdullah en-Nahari. His brother, the late Sheikh,
\ahya, was defeated by the Turks, and died a captive. This clan is
generally on bad terms with the Anis.
Principal villages : Jabi (head-quarters of the district and of Sheikh
Murshid), Raubat en-Nahari (Suq of Sheikh Murshid), Kusmah, 'Alujah
(Suq of Sheikh Mahmud), and Hadlyah,
57. Beni Sa'fan.
A tribe in the mountains WNW T . of Menakhah, and separated from
it by the Mazar section of the Da'udiyah sect. They helped the Turks in