"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد III. جزء I: من A إلى K" [ظ‎‎٤‎٧‎٠] (١٢٧٨/٩٤٥)

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KAA—KA'B
K
KlARZAN NCR, vide GUMAR.
KA’B—
The largest and most important tribe of Southern ’Arabistan ; they are
, Arabs and are at the present day to a contain .extent Persianjzed.
Distribution .-—The Ka’b form almost the whole population of the Falla-
hlyeh district, which is their headquarters, and they also occupy the greater
part of ’Abbadan island. A few are found in the Haffar tract on the right
bank of the Karim in the Muhammareh district, and some on the left bank
,of the Bahmanshir. They are also foupd in considerable numbers in the
. Jarrahi district.
Sub-divisions and numbers .—It is most difficult to obtain any reliable
information as to the structure of the tribe, but the followng is the classi
fication which appears to express the facts, in so far as they are known, in
the most satisfactory manner :—
Division.
Sub-division.
Section.
j
fighting
strength
Habitat, etc.
Dris .
’Asakireh . 1
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’Abbadi (Al Bfl) .
80
On both banks of Khur
Dauraq below Buzieh
on the Khur branch of
the Aushar canal, and
on the Abd-un-Nabi
canal cf the Janjpeh
group.
Do. .
Do. .
Abd-ush--Shaikh
(Bait.) T
k 40
Qn jthe Aushar canal in
the Fallahleh district.
Do. .
Do.
’Abfid (HajI)
100
At Maqtui Fauqani on the
Jarrahi fiver.
Do. .
Do.
Afadileh .
30
Manyuhi on ’Abbadan is
land.
Do. .
Do. .
Afsaiyil (Bait)
5f)
Dp the Aush&r canal in
thp Fallahieh district.
Do. .
Do.
’Ah (Al BQ)
200
On the Musaiyir canal
in the Fallahieb dis
trict.
Do .
Do.
’Amir (Al Bu)
100
On the Janjlreh canals.
Do. .
vjsiX - J.
Do.
’Araiyin (Al Bu) .
70
On the Aushar canal in
the FaUuhieh district,
and on the left bank of
the Shatt-al-’Arab.