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KHA—KHA
KHADHRA (J atul)—
A peak in the Mahadhah {q.v.) plain of the 'Oman Promontory.
KHADHRA (W adi)—
A valley in the Mihaihah {q.v.) plain of the 'Oman Promontory.
KHADHRA BIN DAFFA'—
One of the villages of Wadi 'Andam {q.v.), in the 'Oman Sultanate ; see also 'Oman
Proper.
KHADHRAN—
A section of the Dawasir tribe {q.v.), of southern Najd; the Khadhran belong to the
Wida'in divisk-n.
KHADHRAWAIN—
A considsrable village in the subAVilayat of Shinas {q.v.) in the 'Oman Sultanate.
"'HADUD—
A large spring in the Hasa oasis {q.v.).
HADUP—
A fishing village on the north coast of Soqotrah, 8 or 10 miles to the west of Hadibu
and the third largest settlement in the island. It is situated by the edge of the sea,
with a marshy waste of sand separating it from the hills. Khadup possesses a consi
derable number of sarf boats and canoes, and catamarans on which the fishermen ply
their trade. Outside the village the women manufacture large earthen jars which are
used for the export of butter. There are foundations of some curious, unfinished
houses near Khadup, which are assigned to the Portuguese. Khadup possesses a
fairly good water-supply from wells and a stream. There are numbers of flamingoes
here.
KHAFAIJI—
A hamlet in Wall Mxih, in the Masqat district of the 'Oman Sultanate.
KHAFAJAH—
One of the divisions of the Zubaid tribe {q.v.) of 'Iraq. Daring the great war they
were hostile to the British.
KHAFDl—
A hamlet in Wadi Bani Ghafir {q.v.), in the 'Oman Sultanate.
KHAFIR—
See Dawasir tribe; Farjan sub-division of the Al Hasan.
KHAFIR (A bu)—
A hamlet of Bahrain Island {q.v.).
KHAFJI (R as-al)—
See Kuwait Principality.
KHAFS—
A depression in the centre of the Mahmal tract of the 'Aridh district {q.v.), in Central
Arabia, ,
KHAIBAR (H arrat)—'
A lava field in the north-western part of Central Arabia ; it begins a few miles to the
east of Hadiyah, on the Hejaz Railway, and extends to a point about half-way to Hail.
i Its extreme length is thus over 100 miles and its greatest breadth about 50 miles.