"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎١‎٠‎٥] (٦٨٨/١٤٨)

LIT—LIW
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from 4 to 6 fathoms (mud). To the west of the inner anchorage is Agha islet, which is
small, low, and sandy, and has on it several houses. The outer anchorage is from ^
/ to 1 mile south-soutli-west of Agha islet, in from 10 to 14 fathoms (mud), but there
is no shelter here from northerly or north-westerly winds. The Wali of Hejaz is
represented at Lith by a Qaimmaqam.
LITHAIBlT— - ^
A village in Wadi-al-Hilti {q.v.) in the 'Oman Sultanate.
LIWA (Sub-Wilayat)—
A sub-division of the Wilayat of Sohar in the Batinah district of the 'Oman Sultanate»
ruled by an official who is subordinate to the Sultan's Wali at Sohar Town. The capital
is Liwa Town, a short distance inland ; and the places on the 17 miles of coast belonging
to the sub-Wilayat are, in order from south-east to north-west, the following:—
Name.
Houses and inhabitants.
Harmul
50 houses of Bani 'Umr
Kabar
100 houses of Bani 'Umr
Remaeks.
The people are fishermen
owning 7 Shashahs. This
is the landing place for
Liwa Town which lies
3 miles inland, westwards.
There are 10 cattle and 30
sheep and goats. Harmul
is on the coast, 4| miles
north-west of Majis in the
Sohar sub-Wilayat, At
Harmul Wadi Bani 'Umr-
al-Gharbi reaches the sea.
Two Baqarahs are owned here
which run to the ports of
Trucial 'Oman: there are
also 4 Badans and 8 Shashahs.
Animals are 20 camels,
20 donkeys, 20 cattle and
100 sheep and goats. Xabar
is on the coast, 3|- miles
north-west of Harmul.
Diwanij
Asrar Bani Sa'ad
00 houses of Bani Sa'ad
200 houses of Bani Sa'ad
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The people are cultivators and
fishermen; they own 3
Badans, 5 Shashahs, 10
camels, 10 donkeys, 10 cattle
and 80 sheep and goats.
Tobacco is cultivated and
exported to Bahrain and
Lingeh. Some of the people
are sailors. Here are 5
Baqarahs, 12 Shashahs, 10
camels, 30 donkeys, 30 cattle
and 400 sheep and goats.
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