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strata one hut abore another. Bate-grove and some cultivation in vallev;
^initous hills in immediate vicinity. Inhabitants can cross hills to Bas
l] Khaima in one day. '3) (4) Population 200. / Pal|rave put it at 2,000 and
said place was most populous in Ruus el Jvbel. (o) Sluhiyyin. (6) (7) Cattle
procurable. Good water not in any quantity, -birewool dilflcult. According
to Pal^rave, there are oaks, palms, lotos-trees and acacxas m the valley behind.
(8) —(11).
LIYA. —Village. (1) Suburb of Sharga town. (2) Stands on narrow
strip of sand between Sharga creek and sea ; dwellings mostly mat-huts. (3)
Large tower at south end. (4)—(10).
LUBEYDIIA.— Cove mentioned by "Whitelock asnearUmmul Kawein
and sheltered from all winds.
MAD A. Hamlet within Elphinstone Inlet, on south side of neck of Jebel
Sbem peninsula. Wells of good water, said to be best in Inlet.
M AH A MI.—Section of Nairn tribe (P).
MAHDEH.—District or tribe, inland from Shamaliya coast—see map of
Parts of Arabia and Persia.
MAHHARAH.—Map opposite page 15 in Bombay Government Records
XXIY, 1856, shows considerable place of this name on mainland over against
Ras al'Khaima. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot, 1898, page 87, mentions small fishing
village on low islet in back-water opposite Ras ui Ivhaima,
MAILI.—Small village (what name ?) on sandy beach in bay on north
face of Musandam peninsula opposite Kun Island, at foot of Jebel Maili.
MAILI (JEBEL).—Remarkable sharp peak on north face of Musandam
promontory, 1,894 feet high. Overhangs slightl? to east.
MAKHI.—Large fishing village with wells of fairly good water on west
side of entrance of Kada cove, between town of Khasab and Ras Sheikh Masud.
MAKLAB.—Bay in west side of an isthmus, which is at one point only
about 400 yards wide and separates Malcolm and Elphinstone Inlets. Bay lies
between Telegraph Islet and Hana and dimensions are about 1 mile each way.
[Is isthmus properly called Maklab, and is there village of this name ?]
MAKTAA.—Creek, 10 miles from Abu Dhabi on route to Bereymi. Can
be crossed by camels at low water. Fort belonging to chief of Abu Dhabi
stands in midst of water to defend crossing against Bedouins. Creek connects
Khor Laffan with Khor of Abu Dhabi; only one ford.
MAN T ASIR.—Section of Beni Yas (?). Palgrave treats them as a distinct
tribe, widely different from the Beni Yas in origin and appearance. He says
they are by tradition, physical outline and dialect a branch of the Abs family
and therefore Nejdeans. Douglas estimates their number at 2,000 and fighting
strength at 400 tin neighbourhood of Hasa) and says their chiefs receive
Turkish subsidies.
MANSUL—Yillage in Malcolm Inlet almost opposite Eilam bay. Alter
native settlement of lilam people.
MAIIPiAR—Tribe some of whom have transferred their allegiance from
Dabai to Sharga.
MATARISH.—Tribe represented at Ras ul Khaima and Abu Hail.
MAZARI 'A.—Tribe who attacked N aim of Bereymi in 1875.
MEPRAZ.—Mentioned by Pal grave as a good-sized village 3 or 4 miles
north of Sharga with handsome palace and better plantations than Sharga. Can
Fasht or Uaira be meant ?
MEHAMA.—Pirates between Sharga and Katar, mentioned in Povah's
Gazetteer of Arabia.
MEiOvv WA (BEDA-EL).—Fourth stage on eastern route from Bereymi
to Hasa.
ME 10TV VV A (B1R-EL).—Sixth stage on western route from Beroymi to
llasa. There is aeaoia jungle and sweet water but wells are deep.
MOKABER.—Place marked in Philip's Map of Arabia, acme distance
south-south-east of Ivhor Dhoan.