'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1094] (137/688)

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LAG—LAI
laghsh I bah—
A hamlet in eastern Batinah (^.w.) in the Sultanate of 'Oman.
LAHAB—
A tribe in Yemen, occupying the hilly country between Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hajjan and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Siham, to the east of Obal on the Hodaidah-Sana'a road. One of the highest peaks
in this tract is called Jabal Lahab, and four miles to the east of Hajailah is the
small Arab village and fortress of Lahab.
LAHAIBAT—
A sub-division of the Al Shibil, one of the rural tribes of 'Iraq (g. v.).
LAHAMAH—
A reed-hut village in 'Iraq, a mile west of the junction of the Abu Halan canal and
the old Shatt-al-Hai, on the S. bank of the latter.
LAhan—
A hamlet in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mansah (q.v.), in the Sultanate of 'Oman, below its junction with
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Rak.
LAHAWI (A l)—
A section of the Shararat tribe {q.v.) of north-western Arabia.
LAHDAN (A l B in)—
, A sub-section of the Al Bin 'Ali tribe {q.v.) of Bahrain and Qatar, in eastern Arabia
LAHM ( Tel-al)—
An ancient mound on the Khamisiyah-Samawah route, in 'Iraq.
LAHMAH (A l)—
A group of wells in Khatam {q.v.) in Trucial 'Oman.
LAHIYAH—
A fair-sized Red Sea port on the coast of Yemen, situated on the northern side of
a small shallow bay, with poor anchorage for small craft only, and difficult of approach
in consequence of reefs. It has dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. traffic with Jiddah,' Hodaidah, and Aden in
^ r , quant ! ties . of coffee ' and imports grain. The population is
about 5,000 and seems to have risen in recent years, as in 1881 the number of inhabi
tants was estimated at 2,000 only.
. Th . ere f ar . c several defensive hills at the back of the town, on one of which (alt 150 ft )
is a fort of some strength where some modem guns are mounted : at the end of 191'
these guns were of light cahbre-Hotchkiss, Nordenfelt, and machine -tended for
J* ^ - as a base o f
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LAIKAH (W adi)—
A valley in the western Hadhramaut, southern Arabia Tf riaoa ; <.u iu
foothills of the Kaur-al-Audillah range, in Wr lulSi i", SOl ' 1 thc , m
aystem of watercourses which drain southward and CK-nlirillv ' T",t 13 pa ', t , a
name of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Uthrih, some 15 miles to the eirorCTtlnri
runs for the most part through a narrow eoree and ia .1., ,, , ^ Laikah
heavy rain. The route between Maqatln and Nisab viA V 0n J n accoun t after
this watercourse for about 20 miles It is struck ash bum, follows the bed of
from Maqatln.— {Bury, 1899 ) Ck at a p0mt SOme 40 by road
lailah—
end of the district, atout ^Ue^lorth'wL^of Saih ^ d 9 - itua f ei towards th0 nort h
west of baih a »d o miles south of Wusailah.