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4.—Mohammed, Beni.
A small tribe east of Kamaran settled south of the
Beni Qeis between Zeidiyah and the hills. Chief Sheikh:
'Ali Saghir. They number about 250 fighting men.
5.—Zaliyah.
A small tribe living immediately to the south of Loheiah
and the Wadi Mur down to the Beni Suleil. They are
independent of the Wa'azat, their northern neighbours.
Sheikh Hadi f Ali, living at Dar el-Muhannab, is their
chief Sheikh. They number 400 men.
6.—Suleil, Beni.
The Beni Suleil occupy a large area from the coast opposite
Kamaran to the foot of the hills below Jebel Milhan. On
the north they border on the Bu'ajah, Za'liyah, and Beni
Qeis ; on the east are the Beni Qeis, and on the south the
Hashabiri, who are perhaps really only one of their sections.
The main road which runs north and south through the
Tihamah near the foot of the hills passes through their
country, as well as that of those tribes already mentioned ;
and they and the Beni Qeis control the caravan trade going
up to the Wadi Mur. Estimates of their numbers vary
from 1,500 to 10,000 fighting men. The western part of
their territory is desert, but they have a good deal of arable
land under the foothills in the east.
The tribe supports the Turks, and their chief Sheikh,
'Abdullah Kauzi, has received the title of Pasha and been
appointed Mudir of Kenawuz. They are friendly with the
Wa'azat, but independent of them. Towards the Quhrah
they are always hostile.
Their chief villages are : Zeidiyah (Sheikh c Ali Nukar),
Kenawuz, Ibn 'Abbas, and Salif on the coast. There
are important salt works at the latter, and a jetty, where
sea-going ships come alongside.