"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٥‎٥‎٨] (٦٨٨/٦٣٧)

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EAKHBAH—
A section of the settled 'Awamir tribe (g. v.), of 'Oman Proper.
RAKHI (W adi)—
Iln J? ne . 0f . th f ma 7 of which the heads are in the high plateau of Haibal Oabrain
and which dram towards the main Hadhramaut valley. The curious feature of most S
these valleys is the sudden and rapid descent into them. Thev look as if tW w ?
cut out of the platoau like slices oot of a cak,. In the vaSeys^ti'llS's ^
i le slope and most of the valley heads, with the exception of Wadi Adim are of k
nearly uniform height with the main valley. Their sides are walls of rock e'aten awav
as it were out of the plateau, and roughly 1,000 feet high. y
RAKHIS—
One of the Smjarah clans of the southern Shammar tribe [q.v.). It is also the name
this clan in Aqdah ' Jabal ,Aja ' 80 Called because the inhabitants of it belong to
One of the quarters of the town of Hail the Shammar capital, is called Rakhis.
RAKHKHAM—
A clump of large trees in Trucial 'Oman, situated between Muwaih Arnab and B„1
Huwa.! on tho ronto between Abu Dhabi and the Baraimi oasi 3 ,-(Cox, May a^June,
RAKHMIT (W adi)—
A small valley on the coast of Hadhramaut, southern Arabia, between Raidah and
Musama ah, and about 50 miles westward from Saihut. {Bent.)
RAKHWAIT (R as)—
0f S0Uthern Arabia ' SitUated beWe6n E5S
RAKHYtiT—
A village in tho Dhufar district (q.v.), of southern Arabia.
RAKI (A r )—
A Bedouin camping ground in the interior of Qatar {q.v.), in eastern Arabia.
RAKIL MILH—
A hamlet in Wadi Maih {q.v.), in the Masqat district of the 'Oman Sultanate
RAKL {Island)—
See Farasan (Islands and Bank); bank, western side.
RAKXAH—
A camping ground in the Abu Dhabi Principality {q.v.), in Trucial 'Oman.
RAKUB (W adi)—
A tributary of Wadi-ar-Rummah {q.v.).
RAMADHAN (Al)—
A subdivision of the Na'im tribe {q.v.), of Bahrain and Qatar.
RAMAH—
One of the Ghafiri tribes of the 'Oman Sultanate {q.v.).
RAMAH ('A in-ar)—
A village in Wadi Fara' {q.v.), in the Sultanate of 'Oman.