"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎١‎٤‎١] (٦٨٨/١٩٠)

MAIFA'A
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Wadi Haifa'a and its component valley contain in
places:—•
descending order, the following
Name.
Position.
Remarks.
Yashbum ..
See article Yashbum.
Habban
Lahyah
(R) 10 miles below Yashbum
(L) 7 or 8 miles below Habban
Reported to be a large settle
ment built of sun-dried bricks
and with a good water sup.
piy-
A small hamlet with good water.
Kidur
(R) Some distance to the
south-east of Lahyah.
Same as Lahyah.
Radahah ..
(L) 1J hours below Lahyah.
Same as Lahyah.
Naqab-al-Hajar
Agil (Jol) ..
On a hill in the middle of the
valley.
(L) Not far below the hill of
Naqab-al-Hajar.
See article Naqab-al-Hajar.
One of the largest hamlets of
the group.
Said
(L) 2 miles below Jol Agil ..
Hamlet of the usual type ; wells.
Raidah
(R) Between Xaqab-al-Hajar
and Mansurah.
No details ; built of sun-dried
bricks ; water from wells.
Mansu rah ..
(L) 5 miles below Xaqab-al-
Hajar.
A hamlet much like Mansurah.
Shaikh (Jol)
(R) About 3 miles below Man
surah.
A hamlet; no details.
Gharigah ..
(R) About 3 miles below Jol
Shaikh.
A hamlet: no details.
Sahun (01 Sakhun) ..
(R) Some distance from the
bank.
A hamlet; no details.
Maifa'a
(R) 5 miles below Gharigah..
A hamlet; no details.
Ghafaizah
Radum
(Rn
1 Some distance from the
I bank ; 3J and 6 miles res
(R) J pectively from Maifa'a.
( A hamlet; no details,
v. A hamlet; no details.
Masinah (Jabal)
In the valley
A small sandstone hill.
Huwail-al-'Arab
(R) 4 or 5 miles from Sahun
A hamlet; no details.
Sahail
(L) Some distance from the
left bank.
A hamlet; no details.
■In or near the valleys of' Amqain and Salman are the hamlets of Randa (or Raudhah ?)
Hautah, and Hisan.