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FENIA.—Village in Katif district, apparently on Tarut Island and un-
w ailed.
PEZARAH.—Arab clan forming, according to Palgrave, part of the popu
lation of Ilasa.
POOZOOL.—Village in Ilasa plain about 1-J hours from Jisha on road
to Hofhuf. Houses are of stone and clay and have flat mud roofs.
GARAH (JEBEL).—Hill, 4 or 5 miles east of Hofhuf, destitute of ve
getation, of no great height and famous for natural caves to which natives of
Hasa resort in hot weather. Pelly calls it Gherra and it appears to be the same
as Moghor of Palgrave. (See under Mogharat).
GIIAPR.—Given by Ritter as name of port in ITasa.
GHAR,.—Small village in range between Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Earuk and Hasa where
one route from Nejd to Hofhuf traverses it, apparently about 10 miles west-
south-west of Hofhuf.
GHOREYMAH.—Mentioned by Ross as a town or village of Ilasa.
GHOWEYR—Pass leading down from liills west of Hofhuf, about 15
miles to the south of west from that town. There is apparently village of
same name at foot of pass on Hasa side.
GOEDICH.—Place between Ojair and Ilasa where a Turkish detachment
was massacred in 1902.
HAFPEERAH.—Place with good supply of water in well, 50 or 60 miles
north-west of Hofhuf.
HAJAR.—This appears to be an ancient name of Hasa and its chief town
Ritter mentions a town (?) Khatt Hajar.
. HAJIR (BENI).—Large tribe occupying district for about 20 miles each
side of Katif town. 1 hey wander as far as Odaid, sometimes commit small
piracies and bear a bad reputation. Palgrave regards them as among original
Arab settlers of Ilasa and says they are a Kahtanic tribe. He calls them one of
the most spirited and courteous of the Bedouin tribes, better armed and clad and
more civilised than the others owing to intercourse with towns of Hasa.
H AMADIL—Place marked in Pelly's map, near coast about 80 miles
m ^ Ivatit town. It is a stage on the route from Hasa to Koweit
via. Taj.
IIARB. Mentioned by Zwemer as one of principal tribes of Hasa.
HASA.—Turkish administrative division of the Easra province al™ mic
leadingly styled Nejd. (1) Its boundaries are those of its^omToneut districts
1 T^'f rn r ^ n . sl . sts tlie districts (Kaimmakamliks) of Hasa Proper,
Katif and Katar. ilie British Government does not recognise the last inttifvl no
a Turkish possession, but the Turks maintain iu it, at lldaa! one batta An extra allowance of pay granted to soldiers involved in special field service or to public servants on special duty. "ou of
regulai mfautiy, 20 mounted Dhabrtias and civil officials. (3) The phvsicil
geography of the division will be found in the articles on the districts com
posing it (4) The climate is not favourable to health or physical activ tv TM«
.arm and house fires are out of the question even in tU mMdle o ^mte"
while cloaks are only worn m the cold season. It would be possible to sleen
out of doors all the year round. Intermittent fevers and their seouelae
are common, especially m the low marshy ground about Katif (5) Ports
are Katifand Ojair, especially latter which is nearer to populous Lrt of
division The roads outside the oasis of Hasa Proper a" mere tracks
across the sand from wel to well. After hteh wlnH fhmr i U x i trac]vS
sitating the employment of Bedouin gu^es® lie principal tract
from Ojair to Hofhuf, about 40 miles fi-nm lw f P ^ 1 are
Hasa oasis ; water sufficient but fuel scarce (b) from Kntif San < u f.® 0 /
about 100 miles, usually considered 3 days : iourney i
to be plentiful but road is (1^1^ 1896^^ i" 6 Said
country which might he, but is not cultivated. Cassim lzeddta 8^, ^ r'i 0Ver
is 36 marching hours but he took 5 days to it. The route wasXe t nfeted