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'Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo.' [34] (48/198)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 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.
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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 Ilcjaz 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 '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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Second edition of the Handbook of Hejaz. The first edition was compiled by Lieutenant Commander David George Hogarth, Director of the Arab Bureau, in June 1916, however the development of events in Hejaz, along with improved knowledge of the area and a large number of errors in the first edition resulted in a second edition being produced so soon afterwards.
The contents of the handbook include:
- Area
- Physical Character (Relief, Climate)
- Population (Oasis Life, Urban Life, Beduin Life)
- Districts and Towns (Northern, Central and Southern Districts)
- Tribal Notes (Huweitât, 'Atîyah, Moahib, Billi, Juheinah, Harb, 'Ateibah, Ashrâf, Hudheil, Faham, Juhâdlah, Mahdi; Sa'd, Thaqif, Mâlik, Nasri)
- Political (Government, Recent History and Politics)
- Personalities (Ruling Family, Others)
- Pilgrimage
- Trade and Industries (Export and Imports, Currency, Weights and Measures)
- Communications (Northern Coastal Routes, Southern Coastal Routes, Inland Routes, Central Routes)
- Routes (Akaba-Mâ'an, Akaba-Mecca, Muweilah-Tebûk, Wejh-El-'Ala, Wejh-Medina, Jiddah-Mecca, Jiddah-Lîth, Medina-Mecca (Darb-es-Sultâni), Medina-Mecca (Darb esh-Sharqi), Tâ'if-Mecca, Mâ'an-Medina (Hejaz Railway), Mu'adhdham-Teima; Medina-Mustajiddah (Hâ'il), Medina-Rass (Qasîm), Mecca-Mustajiddah-Hâ'il, Mecca-Qasîm and Riyâdh)
Folio 4 contains an outline map of Hejaz and Folio 38 of the handbook contains a genealogical table for the Ruling Sheifial Family of Mecca from 1827 onwards.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (99 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents page is located on folio 7.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The handbook has been foliated from the front to back covers using a pencil number enclosed in a circle located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The folio number for folio 4 has been written on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio.
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- 'Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo.'
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- front, front-i, i-r:iii-r, 1:6, 1:60, 60b, 61:180, back-i, back
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