"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٥‎٠‎٦] (٦٨٨/٥٧٩)

1506
QATAR
Position.
13 miles south by
east of Dohah and
3 from the east
coast.
9 miles west by
south of Dohah.
4 miles north-west
of Dohah and 2
from the east
coast.
8 miles south-south
east of Huwailah
and 7 from the east
coast.
14 miles north-west
of Dohah and 10
from the east coast.
6 miles south-east
of Huwailah and 3
from the east coast.
7 miles south of
Dohah and 8 from
the east coast.
Nature. R emarks.
A well here was re-
lined with masonry
by the Sudan tribe
in 1905. It is 4
fathoms deep and
the water brackish.
Here is a masonry
well, 2 fathoms deep,
of good water.
A masonry well, 3 fa
thoms deep, yields
good water. There is
also some cultivation
including dates; it
is enclosed by a wall
and belongs to Jasim-
bin-Thani, the most
influential Shaikh in
Qatar.
There are 9 unlined
wells of fairly good
water; they are 1
fathom deep.
There is a masonry
well, 7 fathoms deep,
which yields good
water. There are
trees, but cultivation
is wanting, notwith
standing the name.
Do., but the depth
in this case is 1£
fathoms.
There are about 10
unlined wells, 1|
fathoms deep, of
good water. This is
the spot where Tur
kish troops were cut
up in February 1893,
when the Wali of
Basrah visited
Dohah.