'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1135] (184/688)

rnmmmtmM
MAH--MAH
1135
MAHATT (AL)—- ,
A village in Yemen, some 12 milessouth of Bait-al-Faqih on the route to Zab d ; the
telegraph line between these towns also passes through here. Maunsell s map gives
' this place as Mohat and Niebuhr's as El-Mahad.
MAHATT (W adi-al)—
See Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Rima'. ( Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. El Mahad, Niebuhr; Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Mahat, Manzoni.)
MAHAULAT-AZ-ZAHAIR—
A village on the right bank of the Shatt-al-'Arab {q. v.), between Basrah and Muham-
marah.
MAHAWIL—
One of the canals of the river Euphrates {q. v.).
MAHAWIL— , , T .
A Nahiyah of the 2nd class in the Hillah {q. v.) Qadha of Iraq.
MAHAWIL (K han-al)— u
A halting place on the road between Baghdad and Hillah ; it is 28 miles from Mah-
-H-tl fl nd 13 from Hillah. The khan itself has walls 18 feet high outside, very
mU -. J t that Khan-al-Haswah, but in worse repair. Attached to the khan is a village
t habitants is surrounded by mud walls which are 10 feet high and are
? a Twith thorns Under Turkish rule the place was the headquarters of the Maha-
topped with .^Xoadha and consequently the seat of a Mudir. There is one
poffee^hop and a small Zaptieh station. A few animals and plenty of fuel are available ;
coffee shop tanding a considerable cultivated area, is generally scarce, being
• but gram, not tlie g soutll s ide of the village flows the Mahawil canal from the
ShTaL" s^^am! in April, about 20 fee/wide by 12 feet deep ; some 50 date
palms belonging to the village stand on the bank of the canal.
MAHAZ (A bu) - , • ,t -
A tract in the Hor Allah Nahiyah of the Shamlyah Qadha (q.v.), in Iraq.
MA^A^harnlet in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bani Ghaflr (q.v.), in the western Hajar district of the 'Oman
Sultanate.
MAHBUB—
A hamlet in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail {q.v.), in the 'Oman Sultanate.
MAHDAJ (R i'ah)—
A gorge in Jabal Salmah {q.v.), in Jabal Shammar.
MA One o/the"^^ in Jabal Salma,h (q.v in Jabal Shammar, by which tha chief
amphitheatre in the former range is approached.
MAHDI (A l)—
One of the tribes of Hejaz {q.v.).
sides of the tank are too steep for animals and there is no troug .
is often formed here as there is shade, firewood, and good grazing.