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MAB—MAB
mabkh O t—
An alternative name for the Hamamah fendy of the A1 Hassan division of the Dawasir
tribe {q. v.) of southern Najd.
MABR ( Najd)—
A pass in western Hadhramaut, through which the route from Maqatin descends into
Wadi Yashbum. Najd Mabr is close to Yashbum on the south side of the village.
MABRAH—
A village in the valley of the same name ; see below.
MABRAH (WADI)—
Also called Wadi Hailain and Wadi Jahawar. This is a valley rising on the north side
of Najd-al-Khubaib in the Western Hajar district of the 'Oman Sultanate, between Wadi
Bani Ghafir on the east and Wadi-al-Hawasinah on the west, and reaching the sea about
15 miles to the west of Suwaiq. The places in the Wadi, in order from its head down
wards, are the following :—
Name.
Position.
On
which
bank.
Houses
and
inhabitants^
Remarks.
Daiqarah..
A short distance
below the head of the
valley and several
hours north-east of
Miskin.
Right ..
25 houses of
Bani Kalban.
Livestock are 7
camels, 15 don
keys, 3 cattle and
40 sheep and
goats.
Hiyal
| an hour below Dai
qarah.
Left
70 houses of
Bani Kalban.
There are 15 camels,
20 donkeys, 20
cattle and 200 sheep
and goats.
Minzifah ..
1J hours below Hiyal
Do. ..
25 houses of
Bani Kalban.
Animals are; 3
donkeys and 30
sheep and goats.
Raqaiyid..
i of an hour below
Minzifah.
Do. ..
25 houses of
Bani Kalban of
the Quyudh
section.
The inhabitants own
8 camels, 12 don
keys, 4 cattle and
40 sheep and goats.
Bidit
4 hours below Raqai
yid.
Do. ..
25 houses of
Bidah.
Animals are: 15
donkeys, 3 cattle
and 30 sheep and
goats.
Hailain ..
i an hour below
Bidit.
Both ..
100 houses of
Jahawar.
There are 15 camels,
20 donkeys, 25
cattle and 100
sheep and goats.
Mabrah ..
1 hour below Hailain
and 6 hours from
the coast.
Left
70 houses of
Jahawar.
Livestock are: 12
camels, 20 don
keys;, 20 cattle and
200 sheep and goats.
The entire fixed population of the valley thus amounts to about 1,700 souls.