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salt, destitute of verdure, and heavy goin? for animals. Sandhills bore scantv
tufts of grass and a plant called ishnan from which potash is manufactured To
north or north-west of this desert are 7 hamlets (what names ?) containinff each
from 16 to 160 families in huts, who have a few date-trees and a little cultiva
tion. To west and south-west whole country is a desert.
OOMERUBEAH.—Or Urnm Rehao. Plain with water, 3 hours march
south-west from Wah. Here Sadlier found very large camp of Beni Klialul
Bedouins. u
SABAA (UMM). Large hot spring, gushing up from the depths of a
natural basin, about 50 feet in diameter and very deep, and sending out 7 stream*
in different directions which are utilised for irrigation. Site is 8 miles Hup
north of Hoflmf. Water is too hot for bathers to enter suddenlv and fish
frogs, etc., cannot live in it. Ancient stone-work surrounds the pool and thpr'
is thick vegetation. Little village of Zekkah lies about ^ of a mile tc the cast
SAFWA.—Walled village mentioned by Gaskin as northernmost in Kafif
district. In Sadlier's time a walled town of 2,400 inhabitants.
, S ; 4 i H ^ T -^ 1 ¥. t0Wn and large forfc on 00ast about 5 miles south-south-
east ot Katif. ihick date groves commence here and continue for 2 or 3 m l
beyond Katif. Opposite the town is Saihat Khor, northern branch of whlT.
channel gives boats access to Katif town, and southern branch to Dimml,
There is a high sandhill behind Saihat visible 12 miles. la SadlWc f,- a '
(1819) population was 2,000. In 1839 the place was said to contain 1 000
fighting men, celebrated for their warlike qualities, and the chiefs of IK ^- p
and Saihat were constantly at feud. J^atit
SALAS1L.—Wells in desert north-east of Domeezee.
t i S 1 ANA ^ ls -—unwalled fishing village on eastern shore of Tarnf
Island, north-east of the fort. arut
, S . APA ? sT ( AL )-—Tribe concerned in attack in 1902 on caravan near
dich, in which Turkish detachment was cut up.
^ SENALIS.---Place where the pirate Ahmad bin Selman stole a boat in
which he proceeded to Umm Nasan island.
SENNA BIS.—Place inhabited by the Bu Eelassur.
(? na S apt7eA OCOrdillg t0 mtetin8 the viIlages of fhe Gantry
SE1 BAT.—A place in Katif territory,
SHAABAH.—Town or villnge in Katif distnVf ^ -i- -i
south ot Hoflmf in Palgrare's map. It is about 5 miles from Ghoweyr. 3 ^
SHAKEEK.—Town or village in Hasa proper.
18 79 shereydah -^ place whei ' e Amayir refugees from Katif lauded iu
and south'of'jlayas, 31113 ^ Villag0 ^ mainIand 0f Katif ' nOTth of Chawaichib
and so" hrf A Jh C awaieWb VaUed Vil,age ^ mainland 0f Katif ' north of Debaibia
partj^oC^zlIeed bio the^Ben/'Halir.' 0 "' a
tlmm Nahs ?n U il A „ T dtnTaboutlo ZL tut^
inhab™" Ritter ' al0nS With •"<» other pJaees, as
Island associated themseiv^'J cL^rnee 1 of A f"XiffraT I nn m^or