'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1002] (39/688)

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Mv at 6 pm the pilgrims form into batches and perform their prayers with great
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ra rS^ce llt rndX^e Smpaniment of clapping of hands which is main-
tained late into the night and leaves no doubt about it upon the serenity of the camp
doctor and of those reposing within effective range.
The Kamaran Quarantine Station, for pilgrims on their way to and from Mecca
is situated on the eastern side of Kamaran Island, which belongs to Turkey The
pilgrims are segregated in enclosed camps and kept there for a number of days that
varies with the circumstances. There is a well-equipped hospital and a number of
houses for the accommodation of the medical staff. The admimstration is m the hands
rof the international quarantine board, and the doctors and other off^aW very cosmo
politan. The station has a short tramway, an ice-makmg plant, and a distillery, and is
(connected by telegraph from Ras-al-Mo'aram with Salif, on the main land, and thence
with Hodaidah and the general system.
On the other side of the Kamarans there is a small native village in a palm-grove ;
otherwise the islands are practically devoid of vegetation.
KAMHAIZ (Ras BU)—•
The eastern, low, rocky point on the southern side of Khor-al-'Odaid (q.v.), in the Abu
Dhabi principality of 'Oman. A reef named Fasht Umm Jannah extends 3 miles
-eastward and northward from it.— { Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot.)
kamidah—
A village in Widyan Dawasir; see Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Dawasir sub-district,
kamil—
A large village in the district of Ja'alan {q. v.) in the 'Oman Sultanate.
kAmil—
See Southern Shammar tribe, Aslam division.
kamil ah (jabal)—
a hill in 'Oman Proper; it is an off-shoot of the Ha jar hill system and is situated some
18 or 20 miles north -westwards from Manah, overlooking the village of iaimsa.
KAN a'an (B AIT)—
a section of the Muhaisin tribe {q. v.).