"كُتيّب اليمن" [ظ‎‎٤‎٦] (١٩٠/٩٧)

65.—Senhan.
A small Zeidi tribe stretching from just south of San'a
to Mehaqarah and the northern edge of the Bilad er-Rus.
On the east they are bounded by the Khaulan et-Tawal.
They are entirely devoted to cultivation and number about
700 men. Seyyid Mohammed Sibsib of Mehaqarah is the
chief Sheikh. The tribe is loyal to the Imam, who has his
representative, the Qadhi, Lutf ez-Zubeir, living there.
Chief villages : Na'd, Juzah, Qulfan, Hazyaz, Lubad,
Safiyah, Mehaqarah, and Sha'san.
66.— Anazah.
Sunni and agricultural. Two sections :—
(cr) Between the Wa'azat and the Najrah, in the moun
tains. Chief Sheikhs are Ibn Mas f ud and Husein Ibn 'All
Ihey are neutral towards the Wa azat and favour the
Imam.
(6) South of Jebel Reimah and west of the Anis with
whom they are not friendly. They hate the Imam and
also the Turks by whom they have been greatly persecuted.
Iheir chief Sheikh is 5 Ali Ibn Yahya, a man of forty-five, who
has made overtures to Idrisi.
67.—Matar, Beni.
A strong Zeidi tribe in the fertile country between Wa c alan
and Mefhak, just north of the Anis, with whom they are on
^ er P' s ' The ,y are hostile to the Imam who assassin-
, a f! r Chief Sheikl1 ' ibn Ramah, whilst a guest of his
a San a in 1905. At present Mohammed Ibn Hasan
famah Is their head, appointed Mudir by the Turks.
i bn Ali es-Salami, of Hijrat Ibn Madi, is another
important chief.
68.-r-Reimah, Ahl.
1 The Ahl Reimah occupy the very fertile Reimah massif,
p 8 ^P 0 . ken ^7 Arabs as the finest district in Yemen.
0 ee ' 1111 0 sorts, and cereals are produced. The