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1140 MAH—MAI
which was bombarded and dismantled in 1867 on the occasion of the deposition of
Shaikh Muhammad-bin-Khalifah : it is now used by the Shaikh of Bahrain as a table
for this excellent stud of Arab mares. Six hundred yards east of the fort, and a fathom
below the surface of the sea, is the remarkably fresh but slightly warm sprinc of Abu
Mahur, in fetching water from which a number of boats are constantly engaged ; it is the
principal source of supply for the town of Muharraq.
MAHUWWIS—
See 'Anaizah tribe; Dahamishah sub-division of the 'Amarat.
mahcz (al)—
A hamlet in Bahrain Island {q. v.).
MAHYOB—
A village on the east shore of 'Abbadan Island {q. v.) between the bifurcation of the
Karan and Bahmanshlr rivers and the mouth of the latter on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
mahyul—
A village in 'Oman Proper [q. v.).
MAHZA' (Birkat Umm-al)—
A lake in the Hasa oasis (q. v.), in eastern Arabia.
MAHZA' (Maqta'-al)—-
A channel by which Birkat Umm-al-Mahza' is fed from the side of 'Ayun ; it is about
10 feet broad and varies in depth with the season of the year, but is said to be some
times impassable.
MAHZOL—
A hill near the right bank of the Batin (q. v.) depression, north-eastern Arabia.
ma'idh ( A l)—
A section of the 'Ajman tribe {q. v.) of eastern Arabia.
MAIDI—
Also spelt Modi and Midi; a large hut village on the coast of Yemen, south-western
Arabia, and situated 45 miles by road from Jaizan and 49 from Lahlyah It is a port
of call for Messrs. Cowasjee Dinshaw's steamers. The Idrisr has a small fort on some
high ground clear of the village ; it is a square bastioned enclosure of mud bricks Trade
routes run from Maidi eastward to Sa'dhah and Sana'a. Maidi lies on the right bank of
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sail at its mouth and from here a track runs along the right bank of that water
course to Haradh, a distance of rather more than 16 miles. Maidi promises to become
an important port.
maifa'a ( wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. )—
A valley in Hadhramaut, southern Arabia ; it rise* in the neighbourhood of Yashbum
and trends generally eastward as far as Naqab-al-Hajar where it turns south-east and
^ ?^hhlr^ an8 7 m fT nor wes tward of 'Ain Bama'bad. near the head
of G hub bat Am and never actually meets the sea Tn if a u n. ^ •
a perennial stream, but south of Naqab-al-Hajar there is only a stream after heaw S
? ^ are ' however, wells and springs throughout the valley, the water suppte improving
both in quantity and quality as the valley is ascended improving
W h1^Tv\n?u"Tm^ T th!T 0f W ,f' M f a ' a are th08e ° f a "d Salman
Habbto and L far do^ h 1,tt ' e b<>low the Hisan. About
ban. In the neighbourhood "of L NaqaTIl HaVr WU ^ uV, ,he . ""T 01 Ghail **■
from the direction of MahfSz and Yaslibum a "gl't-bauk tributary comos ia