"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٥‎٦‎٥] (٦٨٨/٦٤٤)

BAU-RAU
1565
!
Name.
Mithna
Position.
Naqail
Riqaiiyah
Rumaiyah
About midway
between Raudhah
and Kharfah.
To the south-east
Sughu.
To the north
Sughu.
of
of
Sa'idiyah
On the side towards
Saib, i.e., north-east.
Ditto.
Sughu
Zara'aniyah
In the centre
Raudhah.
of
A distinct village,
but administered
from Raudhah.
There are about 60
houses, viz., 40 of
Bani Khadhir and
20 of Mughairah, a
shaikhly section of
the Fadhul.
An enclosure and two
date groves.
A quarter of Raud
hah proper.
Arable lands without
permanent dwel
lings.
Mithna boasts 1,500
date palms and the
usual fruits ; lucerne,
melons and cereals
are also grown. Wa
ter is at 7 fathoms
in wells. There are
no horses, but ordina
ry livestock of other
kinds are kept.
The owners
Khadhir.
are Bani
The people are
Khadhir.
Bani
The cultivators are
Bani Khadhir of
the Qasim section
belonging to Saih.
Water is at 5 fa
thoms. There are no
dates.
Cultivated lands with The cultivators are
Near to Rurdaiyah
enclosures, which
are occupied in
winter and spring
and deserted in
summer.
This is the principal
quarter of Raudhah.
A stretch of arable
land.
i*
from Saih. There
are no date trees.
Water is at 5 fa
thoms.
The Amir of Raudhah
has his residence in
Sughu.
This ground had been
allowed to fall out of
tillage, but has recent
ly been cultivated
again by people from
Saih.
RAUDHAH—
A village near Dhrumah (q-v.), in the 'Aridh district of Najd.
RAUDHAH—
A town in sonthern Yemen, SJ miles by road north of Sna'a, with which .8 con-
neoted a carriage road. It is snrrconded by gardens and considerable cnltivation, and
is the centre of a grape-growing district. There was no garnson here in 1913. Tho
routes from Sana'a to 'Asir and Wadi Najran pass through Eaudhah.