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AHIYA—
An alternative name for the 'Ayal Hiyah section of the Na'im tribe {q. v.),
AHL-AL-'ARIF—
A watering place in the Shumran district of 'Asir; it lies on the route used by Hajj
caravans travelling between Yemen and Mecca.
AHLA—
A village in Wadi Dima {q. v.),
AHMAD (A ulad)—
A section of the settled 'Awamir {q. v.) of 'Oman Proper.
AHMAD (B attah)—
A village of the Mahawil Nahiyah in the Hillah Qadha {q. v.).
AHMAD (B ib)—
A halting-place, in the Aden Protectorate, on the route between Aden and Mufalis.
It is situated about 6 miles west of Shaikh 'Uthman, and consists of a small village with
fairly good water from wells at a depth of 15 feet.
AHMAD (I bn)—
A creek, with some habitations, in Fao {q. v.).
AHMAD BAKON—
A creek, with some habitations, in Fao {q. v.).
AHMAD ZAICH—
A creek, with two or three habitations, in Fao {q. v.).
AHMAR (A l)—
Part of the mountain ridge of Abanat {q. v.).
AHMAR (B ul)—
One of the tribes of 'Asir, (q.v.).
AHQAF (Desert)—
See Safi (Bahr-as).—
AHWAR—
See (Wadi) Huwar.
'aid—
The principal tribe. Bedouins being excluded, of the Kharj district in Southern Najd ;
they are found, in the villages of 'Adhar, Dilam, Sulaimiyah and Yamamah. They are
possibly identical with the section called 'lyadah of the southern Shammar tribe but
some authorities would identify them with the 'Aidh section of the Qahtan. A very
few 'Aid are found also in the 'Aridh District, and there are some 'Aid or 'Aidh in
Zilfi in Sadair.
'AID—
A creek, with a few households, in Fao (q. v.).
'A idh—
A section of the settled Qahtan of 'Aridh.
AIKAIT (R as)—
A low, sandy point in the Gulf of Masirah, on the south-eastern coast of 'Oman.
(Bed Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot, 1909).