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NAHAITAH—
A clan of the great Harb tribe {q .v.) of Hejaz and the western confines of Najd; sec
Mizainah sub-division of the Bani Salim.
NAHAMSAH—
A hamlet, or possibly a camping ground only, in Wadi Tathlith {q.v.), south -western
Najd.
NAH ART (A n)—
A hamlet in the Hharnah of Yemen, situated on the route between Mokha and Zahid,
at a point some 12 miles by road north-north-east of Moshij and 7 miles east -north -east
from Khaukah.
NAHARI (B ani)—
A Zaidi tribe of Yemen ; they live in Jabal Raimah, due east of .Tabal Bura,' and are
said to be descended from the Ahl-ash-Shamal. They defeated a Turkish expedi
tion sent to collect taxes in 1914 and captured the Qaimmaqam of Manakhah. Their
chief Shaikh at present is Saiyid-an-Nahari. His brother, the late Shaikh, Saiyid' Yahva-
an-Nahari, was defeated by the Turks and died in captivity. The Bani Nahari are
generally on bad terms uith the Anis.
NAHD ( Bani)—
A section of the Bani Malik tribe {q.v.) of 'Iraq.
NAHI—
A Bedouin camping ground in the interJor of Qatar {qv.) in Eastern Arabia.
NAHISH (Al)—
A section of the Wida'in division of the Dawasir tribe {q.v.) of Southern Najd.
NAHlZ (W adi)—
One of the valleys of Jabal Samhan {q.v ), southern coast of Arabia.
NAHR SHAH—
One of the Nahiyahs of the Hillah Qadha {q.v.) of 'Iraq
NAHRWAN—
Or Nahrawan ; in ancient times one of the two principal canals of the river Tigris
(q .v.). It has been long since inoperative.
NAHSHALAH—
Som r e we ] lls ? n the northerly route between Abu Dhabi and Baraimi oasis ; it must not
e confused with the Narsaila on the main route. Nahahalah is rather more than half
way between Abu Dhabi and Baraimi oasis and possesses wells. Zwemer. who calls this
place Nachshila, says there is a half ruined village here with a few date trees. He per
formed this journey in May 1901, vide the Geographical Journal, Volume XIX, No. I,
January 1902, but his account is very meagre and of little value. Nahshalah is appa
rently some .16 miles to the north of Rakhkham, on Cox's route.
NAHU ( Bani)—
A hamlet in the Hasa oasis (q.v.) in Eastern Arabia.
NAH WD (Khor)—
An mlet in the coast "f 'As>. roughly midway between Qnnfidah and Khor-al Itwad
Zll ri" S , 0 . Uth fl HaH , Point - The anchorage is in 7 fathoms, and the coast
is H mile^widc ^ or: ^ ^ coral. Abreast of Khor Xahud the inner channel