"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٤‎٦‎٧] (٦٨٨/٥٤٠)

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under the control of the Turkish Public Debt Department, which supply nearly the
whole of 'Iraq with native liquor. There is a long boat bridge of 36 to 45 pontoons
according to season, of which 7 adjoining the left bank are swung down stream to let,
vessels pass. There are no shops. A Kahiyah which formerly existed was abolished
about 17 years before the European war.
QARAT (S ur-AL)—-
A village in Batinah (q.v.), eastern Arabia.
QARAT-AL-HAJAJ—
See Washam.
QARAT-AR-RUKBlX—
A hill at the south-east corner of the Badd-al-AsIs tract (q.v.), of the district of Hasa,
in eastern Arabia.
QARAT AUSHAIFlYAH—
/See Washam.
QARATISAH—
A section of the Xa'Jm tribe (g.v.), of 'Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar, in eastern Arabia.
QARHAH (J ABAL)—
A peak in the Jabal Samhan range (q.v.), in Dhufar, southern Arabia.
QARI—
A hamlet in Wadi Samail (q.v.), in the Sultanate of 'Oman,
QARID—
A section of the Mas'ud tribe (q.v.) of 'Iraq.
QARINAH—
Or Jarinah ; a village in the 'Aridh district (q.v.) of central Arabia.
Q ARIY AT AIN—•
A small village in 'Oman Proper (q.v.) ; this is a common term for a settlement in Arabia
and means the two villages.
QARMIDAH—
A small village in Dhafrah (q.v.), in Trucial 'Oman.
Qx \RN (A l )—
A hamlet near the head of Sharmah Bay (q.v.), on the south coast of Arabia between
Ras Baghashwah and Shihair.
QARNAIN—
An island about 53 miles from the coast of the Abu Dhabi Principalitv Ivin* in the
middle between the islands Arzana, Das aid Zirko. It is 1J miles long, north-west
and south-east by 5 a mile broad. Qaxnam has three remarkable detached peaks one
of which is 190 feet high, near its northern end ; the southern part of it is low There is
no fresh water. The following pearl banks are in the neighbourhood of Oarnain •—
Qidair, 4 miles to the north ; and on the south, closely adjoining the great m-oim
known as Sutuh Arzanah which reaches from Zirko almost to Arzanah The XhAh Jf
Abu Dhabi appears to be the owner of Qarnain. kh 0f
QARQAR (Q ASR)—
Pronounced Gargar; one of the hamlets of the Bilaydat (q.v.), in north -western
Arabia,
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