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from 6 miles at Hafar to 2 miles at Riqai. It starts
roughly 70 miles south-west of Hafar and runs north
eastwards to within about 37 miles of Basra.
Umm-el-Hiran is a small tract lying between the
districts of Yah on the east and Shiqqat on the west and
is in the north-west corner of the principality. It is
about 8 miles across and is situated about 25 miles north
west of Jahra.
Al-Ahatah. —East of Shiqaq and south of Safwan in
Iraq. An undulatinc: waterless desert with many dry
water-courses.
Tah. —A barren tract between Jahra and Batin tra
versed from north-east to south-west by the ridge Jal-el-
Yah, 50 feet high and half a mile broad.
Qira'a-al-Marru. —A waterless ridge 6 miles broad
north of Jahra. It has some camel grazing.
Zaqlah. —A small basin-shaped tract between Jahra
and Qira'a-al-Marru with grazing for camels.
Zor. —Chiefly a range of hills on north side of Kuwait
Bay, running north-east and south-west passing 3 miles
north of Jahra. A small valley called Jauf-el-Mutla
drains into the plain of Sif between the range and the
Bay. This plain contains numerous wells. Near the
eastern end of the range are the wells of Mudaira.
Qara'ah. —A barren sandy tract bounded on the north
by Kuwait Bay, on the east by the sea, on the south by
the district of Adan and on the west by the locality called
Kabd. The town of Kuwait lies in this district.
Adan. —An elevated sandy plain enclosed between the
district of Qara'ah on the north, that of Shaqq on the
west, Salu' on the south and the sea on the east. It
contains the group of villages known as the Qusur.
Oil has been found in this district.
Kahd.—A. locality about 25 miles south-west of Kuwait
between Qara'ah on the east and Shaqq on the west. It
is a belt of hieb eround running east and west over a
distance of 6 miles.