'Handbook of Hejaz' [25r] (56/204)
The record is made up of 1 volume (98 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Wejh to Tebuk. The Jau is reckoned to be the dividing
line between the Ahl esh-Shimal and the Ahl Qibli, the
northern and the southern Arabs. The 'Atiyah are held
responsible for the Hejaz line from Dhat el-Hajj to Dar el-
Hamra. The coast from Na/man Island up to the head of
the Gulf of Akaba is in their hands in conjunction with the
Huweitat, as well as the high barren hills between the harrah
and the sea. Their rugged mountain district is unsuitable
for camel-breeding. Their total strength is not known, but
it is considerable—reported, indeed, not less than that of
the Juheinah {q.v.).
Of their sub-tribes, the Sidenyin and the Khutheirah
inhabit the Harrat 'Aweiridh, the Sidenyin being at the
northern end with the Subut to the west of them. The
Ageilat used to be carriers of goods between Ma'an and
Tebuk; but the railway must have taken some of their
trade. The Ma c za, who range up to and even beyond
Ma'an, are the boldest robbers. Other large sub-tribes are
the Rubeili and Khamayiyah.
The f Atiyah are stout in arms. Their foes are the Sham-
mar and the Shammar allies, the Fuqara, and Wuld Sulei
man. With the Fuqara, the 'Atiyah maintain an inextin
guishable feud. They raid the Harb and the central clans
of the Huteim.
Their paramount chief is Selim Ibn Harb.
3.—MOAHIB.
The plain of the Jau, running through the Harrat f Awei-
ridh, is counted the frontier between the Ahl esh-Shimal and
the Ahl Qibli, To the north lie the Beni 'Atiyah, to the
south the Moahib, who, though they are of ' Anezah descent,
being an offshoot of the Siba', are Billi by adoption. They
inhabit the southern part of the 'Aweiridh, a rugged mass
of volcanic rock upon a platform of sandstone. They
are sheep-breeders, and are reduced to small numbers,
though they were once powerful enough to drive the Beni
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The volume is Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by The Arab Bureau, Cairo , 2nd edn, 26 February 1917 (Cairo: Government Press, 1917).
The handbook comprises information about Hejaz under the following headings:
- Area;
- Physical Character;
- Population;
- Districts and Towns;
- Tribal Notes;
- Political;
- Personalities (including Royal Family, and Others);
- Pilgrimage;
- Trade and Expenses;
- Communications;
- Routes.
The prefatory note states that the handbook was originally compiled by Lieutenant Commander D G Howarth, RNVR; and although the information contained in the second edition had been greatly improved, much about Hejaz 'remains uncertain or unknown'.
The volume also contains an 'Outline Map of Hejaz' (f 4) and a table of the 'Ruling Sherifial Family of Mecca' (f 38).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (98 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a table of contents on folio 7.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 100 on the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. This is the system used to make reference to the contents of the volume. Folios 4 and 38 need to be folded out to be examined.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-179 (ff 8-98).
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- 'Handbook of Hejaz'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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