"تقرير عسكري عن محمية عدن البريطانية وأمير مناطق الضالع، مع تقارير خاصة عن بعض القبائل الأخرى والمناطق الحدودية المجاورة" [و‎‎١‎٤] (٤٩٠/٣٢)

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south-west to J. Jarban, and thence east to J. Amamma (7,300 feet) and J.
Warwa (5,879 feet) ; the portion of this range, west of J. Basesa, is Turkish
and east of it, Haushab',
To the east of the Tiban, in Haushabi country, between it and the
Wadial Milah, lies an iriegular mass of bare and rugged mountains
between 3,000 and 4,000 feet high, while to their east again are the Danbari
hills, the southernmost range of the Radfan system. Bordering the Tiban
on the west, is a high mountain wall, pierced in places by wadis draining
east to the Tiban, of which the main feature is the mass of J. Hasha (8,417
feet), the lower eastern spurs being in the territory of the Amir of Dala.
1 he Amiri country is entirely composed of mountains of an exces
sively rugged and abrupt description. On the east is the continuous range
formed by Jabal Harir (7,754 feet), a flat topped ridge running north to
south, with exceedingly steep and precipitous sides falling away to the
Bana, and J. Halmin, connected with Harir by a col, a rugged mountain,
rising steeply on the west in sharp peaks and running eastwards in long
ridges to the Bana. In the centre are the Shairi hills and the rugged pro
montory jutting out from the head of the Dala valley, and culminating in
the remarkable plateau of Ad Dubiyat, whence it falls away in a series of
rockv foot-hills to the Suheb valley. The north-western part is occupied
by the great mountain mass of J. Jihaf (7,840 feet), the summit of which
contains fertile valleys and slopes, and which extends southwards in two
great spurs, the easterly, culminating in the bluff of J. Mafari (6,490 feet),
and the westerly, forming the Humedi mountains, with the abrupt pinnacles
of J Misman (7,033 feet) and J. Seyan. On the north are sheer precipices
of 2,000 feet.
The south-western part is an intricate mass of rugged mountains,
separated from the Jihaf system by the deep gorge of the Tabaghain,
of which the most conspicuous peaks to the north are J. an Nad (7 131
feet) and J. Mashwara (6,355 feet), continuing down to the Haushabi
mountains between the Tiban and the Wadi al Milah.
The Radfan range, in the south-eastern corner, juts to the north in
bold spurs, and falls away on the east to the Bana. The principal peak
is J. al Huria (6 107 feet), and the range encloses fertile valleys.
To the north of J. Harir in Amiri territory, are the Shaibi mountains,
connected with Harir on the south, and with Mares on the west. They
are excessively steep and rugged, but contain fertile valleys. J. Awabil
(7,648 feet) is the principal peak. North of the Shaibi, across the Bana, is
the high plateau of Rube'aten with J. Anitha, and J. Shamroh (7,881 feet),
as its most conspicuous peaks. To the east of the Shaibi mountains, and
separated from them by the Bana, are the lofty and rugged peaks of the
Upper Yafa'i which present an inhospitable and serrated front to the south.
The higher points, of which J. Al Ah is the principal, rise to above 8,000
feet, and enclose deep valleys which are said to be very fertile They have,
as yet, not been visited by Europeans. To their south, separated from the
Radfan mountains by the Bana, are the Lower Yafa'i hills, which rise at
their highest point, in Jabal Maufaja, to 7,276 feet, and are composed of
short ridges running east and west, well wooded, and with tne slopes culti
vated by terraced fields. To their south again, separated from the Lower
Yafa’i by the River Hassan, is the maritime range of the Fadli tribe, the
peaks varying from some 2,000 feet to 5,600 feet (J. Ures).