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'Handbook of Hejaz' [‎26r] (58/204)

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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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— 30 —
5.—JUHEINAH.
The Juheinah resemble closely the Billi, claiming the
same descent, leading the same partly settled life, and
having, in normal times, the same friends and enemies, and,
on the whole, the same political sympathies. They are,
however, more numerous, somewhat more warlike and
more given to plundering, perhaps because the Yambo'-
Medina roads offer them more tempting opportunities than
the tracks from Wejh. Their range along this coast is from
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hamdh to a little south of Yambo', and inland up
to the Hejaz railway, between Hadiyah and Medina.
Judged by its actual muster of nearly 9,000 fighting men
in Feisal's army, the tribe (allowing for, say, twenty-five per
cent men of military age not enlisted) numbers not less
than 50,000 souls, and probably this figure is under the
mark. Its paramount chief is Sherif Mohammed 'Ali
Beidawi, who lives at Yambo'. The Sheikh of the Ghaneim
sub-tribe has the dignity of Emir at Umlej ; at present the
Emir is Mohammed Ibn Salih, but the local chieftainship
is vested in his son, Sa'd, who is chief, in particular, of
the Musa section.
There are two main sections : (i) Malik, living in the
Yambo' district and chiefly in the long valley of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Yambo', which runs up almost to the Hejaz railway, and
in the gorges of Jebel Radhwah. Here a succession of
palm-groves are cultivated and inhabited by most of the
settled Juheinah, including the Ashraf, who number some
2,500. This section, which is under Mohammed 'Ali
Beidawi, has some eighteen sub-sections of settled folk and
nomads mixed, of which the Erwa, Gufa, Beni Ibrahim, and
Rifa'a, are by far the most numerous; also nine of villagers
(A1 Hadhar), sherifial and non-sherifial; and three of pure
Beduins. (ii) Musa, under Sa'd el-Ghaneim, living north of
Jebel Radhwah and behind Umlej, largely in the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. ' Ais,
which contains many small oases. This section, however,

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Content

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).

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1 volume (98 folios)
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The volume contains a table of contents on folio 7.

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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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English in Latin script
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