"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٠‎٦‎٩] (٦٨٨/١٠٦)

KIS-KOS
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Inhabitants. —The inhabitants are of many races and religions The principal are
Turkoman, Kurd, and Arab. There are also Armenians, Chaldaeans, Syrians, and
numerous Jews, who are said to own 200 houses out of 4,000, An equal number of
houses is said to be inhabited by the Christians of various sects. Arabic and Kurdish
are spoken indifferently in the bazaars, and Turkish is understood by most.
The town itself has been strongly held by the Turkish Government, which has main
tained fair order within the walls.
The Sunni element is probably considerably stronger than the Shi'ah. There is said
to be a fanatical population in the quarter round the Mosque of Ali to the north of the
town ; but the Moslems of Kirkuk have been given a good character for honesty and
generosity, at any rate in their dealings among themselves. They are said to be more
interested in local than imperial politics.
Administration and Authorities. —Kirkuk and the surrounding country is adminis
tered by Mutasarrif under the Wali of Mosul. In peace time it was the head-quarters
of the 12th divisions of the 6th (Baghdad) corps. The ordinary garrison was a batta
lion of infantry and a large detachment of infantry mounted on mules.
There is a Persian Consul (in 1909, a Kirmanshah Kurd).
KISHOB (B ait)—
A section of the Qara tribe {q. v.) of Dhufar, Southern Arabia.
KISWAH -
A station on the Hejaz Railway (<?. v.), 20*8 kilometres south of Damuscus (Qadam).
KITHADAH (A bu)—
A torrent bed near Haraimlah, in the Aridh district {q.v.) of Central Arabia.
KITIMAH—
Afendy of the great Harb tribe {q.v.) ; Bani 'Ali sub-division of the Masruh.
KITNAH (W adi)—
One of two valleys which by their confluence form Wadi-al-Jizi {q.v.), in the 'Oman
Sultanate.
KLAIB (Al)—
A fendy of the Fuqarah, but living with the Walad 'Ali on account of a feud with the
Bishr.
KLAIBAT (A l)—
Afendy of the Juhainah tribe {q.v.) of Hejaz.
KOKHA—
A tribe, near Mokha in Yemen, which fired on a ship's cutter belongning to H. M. S.
Lama and killed two men late in 1915. The Shaikh was made a prisoner but dis
avowed complicity, and after being taken to Aden was released. Commerce between
Aden and Kokha was forbidden. The Shaikh is a figurehead and powerless, but
inimical to the Turks.
KOMARI {Island)—
See Farasan (Islands and Bank); islands.
KOMARI ( Umm-al) {Islands)—-
See Farasan (Islands and Bank); eastern side.
KOR (J abal-al)—■
A range of hills in 'Oman Proper {q.v.).
KOSAI (UMM)—
A water-cut from the Tigris, near Bghailah.