'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1309] (358/688)

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MUR (Ahl)—
A small tribe in Yemen, inhabiting the villages of Murand Ghurzah, in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mur.
Their sections and shaikhs are said to be as follows :—
Section.
Habitat.
Shaikh.
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Bani Hilal
Mur
'Umr Hilal.
Bani Mahdi
Mur
Maqbul Bin Ahmad.
Al Jabali
Mur
'Abdullah Hadi.
Sada
Ghurzah
Yahiyah 'Abdul Latif.
(Wauhope..)
MUR )A l)—
A hamlet in Hejaz, 45 miles from Al-Wajj on the route to Al-'AIi.
MUR ( Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. )—
An important valley in Yemen ; it issues from the hills near the village of Raighah
and meets the sea, some 30 miles lower down, in the bight to the northward of Lahiyah.
Near Raighah it is joined by Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. La'a Avhich comes in on the left bank ; both are
perennial streams with several branches rising in the highlands to the east. There is
said to be always running water in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mur up to a point a few miles ea«t of Zohrah
and a large area of cultivation on both banks is irrigated by its flood water. The
principal places in the valley are Zohrah and Mur, on the north and south sides
respectively, and about three miles apart. Roads lead from Zohrah north through
Wayidat and the Bani Abs country to Maidi, about 60 miles ; east up the valley to
Hajjah, about 40 miles, a difficult hill road ; and south through Zaidiyah to Hodaidah,
about 75 miles.
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mur receives a right-bank tributary, called Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Juwa, near the hamlet of
Humasiyah, 12 or 14 miles from the sea.
The estimated number of fighting men at Mur is 800 and in the independent villages
north of W T adi Mur, 1,600 ; the total population is four times these figures.
{Wauhope, 1915.)
MURA'ASAH—
One of the Jiblan fendies of the Mutair tribe (q. v.) of Central Arabia.
MURABBA'—
A small village in the Mudhnib District situated about 45 or 48 miles south-south-east
from Buraidah. It contains from 200 to 300 inhabitants, and possesses some scattered
date gardens with qasrs. Water is from jalihs ; there is good grass here after rain.—
(Leachman, 1912.)
MURABBA'—
A settlement, or at any rate a camping ground, in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Tathlith {q. v.), between Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sabai' and Najran, or possibly somewhat further to the east, south-westwards from
Widyan Dawasir.
MURABBA' (B ubj-al)—
One of the numerous blockhouses round Masqat {q. v.), town.
MURABBA' (B urj-al)—
A fort at Sur {q. v.) on the Eastern Hajar coast of the 'Oman Sultanate.