'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1599] (678/688)

RUW-RUW
RUWAIHLI— '
One of the minor valleys descending from the west face of Jabal 'Aja {q. v.), in Najd.
RUWAILAH—
The name of two of the wards, or quarters, of the town of Saham {q. v.) in the 'Oman
Sulanate,
RUWAINI (Bandar)—
A small bay in the Hadhramaut coast of southern Arabia, situated to the north
eastward of Ras Mukalla; it has from 4 to 6 fathoms close inshore, whence it shelves
into deep water. Native sailing vessels find shelter here during the south-west mon
soon.
Two miles eastward of Bandar Ruwaini is the hamlet of Rukub, or Ruqub, with a
large and ancient mosque. The inhabitants are apparently mostly fishermen. Buwaish,
a village about 3 miles north-eastward from Rukub and 1J miles inland, stands in
a well-watered valley surrounded by date groves.— {R. S. and 0. of A. Pilot).
RUWAIS—
A village of Qatar, the nearest to the tip of i ^ promontory, about 2.| miles south
of Jazirat Ras Rakan. It is inhabited by about 70 families of Sadah who own
18 pearl boats, 2 other sea-going vessels and 10 fishing boats ; they have also 4 horses
and 20 camels. There is a reef in front of the village within which the boats belonging
tu it anchor. The place is protected by a small fort with four towers, and drinking
water is fetched from the Umm Dha'an well, 1| miles inland south of Ruwais.
RUWAIS—
A small promontory not far from Jabal Dhannah in Dhafrah {q. v.), in Trucial 'Oman
eastern Arabia.
RUWAIS—
A village on the north shore of 'Abbadan Island (q. t.), between the bifurcation of the
Karun and Bahmanshir rivers and the confluence of the Karun and Shatt-al-Arab.
RUWAIS—
A tract on the right bank of the Shatt-al-Arab {q. v.), between Muhammerah and
Fao.
RUWAIS—
A small anchorage, protected by a reef, on the coast of southern Yemen, some 14 miles
by road northward from Mokha. The place consists of a few palm trees and a hut
or two, the property of the Zahariyin
RUWAIS (R as-ab)—
A cape on the south-eastern coast of 'Oman {q. v.).
RUWAISH—
A village in Widyan Dawasir {q. v.), in south-western Najd.
RUWAISlYAH (R as)—
A small cape on the coast of Dhafrah {q. v.), in Trucial 'Oman, eastern Arabia.
RUWALAH—
See 'Anazah. According to Arab reports, Ibn Rashld inflicted a defeat on the
Ruwalah in the Jauf district in the spring of 1912. The Ruwalah, who were led
by Naif and Sha'alan, two sons of Shaikh Nuri, lost many killed and several hundred
camels.
The present Shaikh of the Ruwalah is Faria Ibn Fahd, but the Shaikh who has most
power is Nawwaf, son of Shaikh Fattam.