"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٤‎٨‎٠] (٦٨٨/٥٥٣)

1480 .
QASIM
Name.
Qaryah
Qisai'ah
Qusaibah
Quwai 'ah
Quwarah
Quwarah.
or
Position.
2 imles north-west
of Buraidah.
4 miles south by west
of Buraidah in the
same hollow as
Khabb and Huwai-
lan, to the south of
the latter.
45 miles north-west
by north of Burai
dah.
2 miles west of Bu
raidah.
24 miles north-west
of 'Ayun; Quwarah
is the nearest the
village in Qaslm to
the Jabal Shammar
frontier. Height
above the sea is
about 2,640 feet.
Houses
and
inhabitants.
15 houses of Harb
scattered among
date groves.
60 houses of Bani
Khalid or perhaps
of 'Anizah. There
are also outlying
houses among the
plantations.
20 houses of 'Atai-
bah, Dawasir and
Harb ; others also
are sca ttered among
the plantations.
70 houses of mixed
Arabs, noted for
their indolence and
poverty.
Remarks.
There are a number of
small date plantations
and a little cultivation
of wheat. There is
good water in wells at
5 fathoms.
The date plantations
extend north and south
nearly 2 miles and on
the north almost meet
those of Huwailan.
Fruits, cereals and vege
tables as well as dates
are grown by irrigation
from wells holding
sweet water at 7 to 8
fathoms. There are no
horses, but all the usual
animals. The place is
under Buraidah.
See article Qusaibah.
The wells are 7 fathoms
deep, and dates and a
little wheat and lucerne
are grown. Grapes,
and oranges are abun
dant.
Quwarah stands in a
basin smaller but more
fertile than that of
Kahafah. The village
consists of two por
tions which lie more
a mile apart. Date
groves are numerous
but small, and the
trees indifferent. Cul
tivation of cereals,
melons and vegetable
also is carried on by
irrigation from wells
|rds of which yield
drinkable water; the
water of the rest is
clear but bitter. The
place is under Burai
dah.