"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٠‎٣‎٥] (٦٨٨/٧٢)

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KHAMASIN—
A section of the Wida'in division of the Dawasir tribe
KHAMIR (or K hamr)—
A town in Yemen, situated about 90 miles east by north of Lahlyah, is a largo
town at a high elevation at the head of Wadi Dhibin and is subject to an unusually
cold bleak climate for Yemen.
Little detail is known about this town, as it seems doubtful whether is has ever been
actually visited by any European traveller, and certainly has been described by none.
It is the present capital of the Imam, but, since the establishment of the entente with
the Turk, has been garrisoned by several battalions of troops. It has a busy weekly
market.
KHAMIS—
A station on the Hejaz Railway {q.v.), 783 kilometres south of Damascus (Qadam
station).
KHAMIS—
A section of the Al Bu Hassan, one of the rural tribes of 'Iraq {q.v.).
KHAMIS—
See the 'Anaizah tribe; Dahamishah sub-division of the 'Amarat.
KHAMlS ( A l)—
An Arab tribe found in the Ramuz district, but said to be connected with the Ma'adan
tribe on the Tigris. The principal divisions of the tribe are the following;—
Section.
Sub-section.
Location.
Fighting strength.
Remarks.
'Abbaxl Al Bu
••
Near the Zarnini,
about 4 miles
south-west of
Ramuz Town.
100, of whom 40
have rifles and 30
are mounted.
Their livestock
amount to 50
camels, 100 cattle
and 3,000 sheep
and goats.
Ahmadiyah
or
Hamadiyeh.
• •
Mamuhiyeh village
in the Ramuz
District.
100, of whom 30
are mounted and
30 have rifles.
This section own
40 camels, 150
cattle and 3,000
sheep and goats.
Khamis (Al)
Mansur ..
Near the Zarnini,
in the Ramuz
District.
50, of whom 30 are
mounted and 30
have rifles.
The animals of the
Mansur are 40
camels, 100 cattle
and 1,000 sheep
and goats.
Do.
Rizaij-as-
Sufur.
'Ain-ul-Barid e h ,
close to the east
bank of the Zar
nini about 4
miles from Ra
muz Town.
50, of whom 20
are mounted and
20 have rifles.
They have 30
camels, 100 cattle
and 1,500 sheep
and goats.
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