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LATLlTAH-
The name of a locality on the left bank of the Tigria '{q.v.) immediately above Qal'at
Salih.
LATTI—
One of the Baluchi tribes {q.v.).
LAW ATI Y AH—
The name by which the Khojahs {q.v.) are known to the Arabs.
LAWIYAH—
A hamlet in the Tihamah of Yemen and situated 23 or 24 miles south-eastward of
Hodaidah on the route to Bait-al-Faqlh.
LAYAH—
An agricultural tract in the Karbala Qadha {q.v.) of Iraq.
LAZIDI—
A fort, long unoccupied, near Saih {q.v.), in the Aflaj district of Najd.
LAZIMAH—
One of the wards or quarters of the town of Umm -al-Qaiwain {q.v.), on the western
coast of Trucial 'Oman.
LAZZAM—
A portion of the great Nafud desert {q.v.).
LIAH—
A village in southern Hejaz, lying about 12 miles to the south-east of Taif. The village
is built on the edge of a valley and possesses several good houses, some fine gardens, and
an abundance of good water from running streams.
LIB AINAT-AL-' ALl Y AH—
An islet oS Bahrain Island {q.v.), in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
LIBAINAT-AS-SAFILIYAH—
An islet off Bahrain Island {q.v.), in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
LlBAN (Bandar)—
Or Bandar 'Atab ; a kind of bay in the coast of western Hadhramaut. At its eastern
limit, under Ras Sharwain, it affords some slight shelter from north-easterly winds.
Except for a few trees on the hill sides the whole of this coast is barren and uncultivated.—
{Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot.)
LID AMAH—
A camping ground in Dhafrah {q.v.), in Trucial 'Oman.
LIF (Burj Abul)—
See Tarut.
LIF (Burj Abul)—
An islet, with a small and ruinous but conspicuous fort, off the town of Qatif {q.v.),
in eastern Arabia.
LlF (U mm-al)—
A large spring in the Hasa oasis {q.v.) of eastern Arabia,