"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٣‎٧‎٤] (٦٨٨/٤٢٩)

1374
NAQ—NAS
NAQIYAN—
Or Naqiyan-al- Qatar ; some sandhills on the east side of Qatar {q. v.), in eastern Arabia.
NAQIYAN ( Abu Qasbatain)—
See above.
NAQSI—
A hamlet in WaJi Tayin {q. v.) in the 'Oman Sultanate
IsASAB—
Some wells in Jauf (q. v.) in Hasa in eastern Arabia. These wells are reputed among
the worst in the district.
nasab—
A tract in the Nahiyah of Rahabah in the Najaf Qadha (q. v.), in 'Iraq.
nasairiyah—
A spring in the Hasa oasis (q. v.), eastern Arabia.
nashabah—
A tract in the Samawah Qadha {q. v.), in 'Iraq.
KASHAR (B ani)—
A small tribe in Yemen ; they live in the mountains east of the Wa'azat and to the
sonth of the Bani Aslam, that is to say, the centre of their tribal district is some 35 or 40
miles east-north-east from the town of Lahiyah. Their chief village is Suq Bani Nashar
which is roughly equidistant from the ports of Maidi and Lahiyah and nearly 20 miles
inland. Here a market is held every Wednesday. They do not number more than 1,000
souls, but afford what help they can to the Bani Abs and the Idrisi against the Wa'azat.
Their principal Shaikh is now Shaikh Yahya Saghair, others being 'Ali-al-Qahm (who
was originally with Ibn-al-Haij of the Wa'azat, but submitted to the Idrisi two years
ago) and Ahmad Janah.
NASHI (A l BU)—
One of the so-called 'Afaj tribes of 'Iraq {q. v.).
NASHIR—
One of the ' Asumah fendies of the Barqah division of the 'Ataibah tribe {q. v.) of central
and western central Arabia.
NASHUR—
A halting place, presumably with water, on the route between Sa'dhah and Makhlaf,
in Yemen. It is of apparently about 40 miles from the first named settlement.
nashwah—
A riverside tract on the left bank of the Shatt-al-'Arab (</. t".), the centre being about
18 miles by river below Qurnah and about opposite the tract of Sahib-az-Zaman. It
contains some irrigation creeks, scattered huts, and cultivation.
Under Turkish rule, Nashwah was a Nahiyah of the Qurnah Qadha.
NASlB—
A village in Sharqiyah {q. v.), in the 'Oman Sultanate ; Baldan-al-Masakirah division,
NASIR (A l B in)—
One of the tribes of Trucial 'Oman {q. v.).
NASIR (A ttlad)—
A section of the Hishm tribe {q. i>.) of the Ja'alan and eastern Hajar districts of
the Oman Sultanate.