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MARAWA'AH—
A fairly large village in Yemen, situated nearly 13 miles east-south-east from Hodaidah
It possesses plenty of water from deep wells and the village contains several shops with
the usual native supplies. Marawa'ah is the first station out from Hodaidah on the
projected railway to Bait-al-Faqih, Zabld, and Ta'iz.
MARAZIQ—
An Arab tribe of the Shibkuh district of the Persian Coast. They claim to be a branch
of the 'Ajman tribe {q. v.), of eastern Arabia. These Maraziq are supposed to be the
same tribe as the Maraziq of the 'Oman Sultanate {q. v., Hinawi tribes).
MARAZIQ—
Singular Marzuqi; one of the Hinawi tribes of the 'Oman Sultanate {q. v.).
MARAZIQAH—
A section of the Daru' tribe (q. v.) of the 'Oman Sultanate.
MARAZIQAH—
A section of the Bani Rasib tribe {q. v.), of the Ja'alan district of the 'Oman Sultanate.
MARBA'AH—
One of the valleys in the depressed area known at Wadyan {q. v.), in nothern Arabia.
MARBAH— ,
A village in Shamailiyah {q. v.), a littoral tract on the eastern side of the 'Oman
Promontory.
MARBAKH—
the^lT^of in , 0aStern A ^ ia is ^tuated between the Dahanah desert and
t L at v i t ] a a , n 18 crossed by the usual route between Al-Hasa and Riyadh.
The Marbakh plain is about 5 or 6 miles wide.
MARB0N ( WADI A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. )—
The name given to that section of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. i, - i • ,,
Yashbum tokab some 6 or 7 m^^frl^hc Wr ' " ^ ^ ^ ^
MARDAN—
One of the divisions of the Shammar Toqah tribe {q. v.), of 'Iraq.
MARIA (W adi )—
A small valley, in western Hadhramaut, which is crossed bv thn mnto tit
to Nisab about 14 miles south-south-west of Yashbum The well of Bir • n
close to Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Maria. wel1 o1 Biv Ba-Likam is
MARIALA—
A water cistern in Hadhramaut on the route between Shihair a nrl • -4. ia
betwntho village ol G^bla and the pa S8 leading to Diabah, and co^Sd^wa^
MARID (AL)—
An old castle, now in ruins, in Jauf-al-'Umr (a v ^ Tf io ,, ,
Jauf and is built on some high ground to the .outh of the town We "' kn0wl l. Ian ^ark in
northern side is the bazaar and way to the south-east at l ^ f Surr0u " dm g ^ on tho
quarter, is another conspicuous feature ofjauf namelv fhp mile and a
on the same ridge as Al-Marid. ' castle of Ibn Rashid, built
MARID (DIRAT)—•
One of the quarters of the town of Jauf-al-'Umr 0/ v ) in norf^ * i . t
W' v ')> in northern central Arabia.