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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1156] (205/688)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (341 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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1156
MAL—MAL
MALI—
A hamlet in the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Hoqain section of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bani Ghafir [q. v.), in the Western
Hajar district of the 'Oman Sultanate.
MALIH—
A muqdta'ah belonging to the Dairat-as-San'yah, in the Hillah Qadha {q. v.), in 'Iraq.
MALIH (Bu)—
One of the sections of the Mahra tribe {q. v.), of Southern Arabia, found near Dhufar.
MALIK (B ani ) (I)—
A tribe of foreign origin, long settled in Qatar, who furnish soldiers and servants to the
Shaikhs of Qatar. The Sulutah, elsewhere described in a separate article, are probably
Bani Malik. Except the Sulutah, in regard to whom there is doubt, the Bani Malik
are believed to have reached Qatar from Persia ; and, being Maliki Sunnis, they are
accordingly classed as Huwalah. They are, however, if the Sulutah be excluded, few in
number, and they have no tribal organization.
MALIK (B ani ) (II)—
Generally pronounced Bani Malich : an Arab tribe of 'Iraq, not very numerous but
somewhat widely disseminated.
On the Tigris the Bani Malik are found between 'Azair and Q jmah village ; but here
on either side of the river, the marshes behind them are tenanted by the Ma'adan and
they are confined to the neighbourhood of the actual banks. On the Euphrates they
occur at various places from Suq-ash-Shuyukh down to Q'irnah village. On the Shatt-
al 'Arab the Bani Malik are met with in the villages on both banks from Qumah village
to Muhammerah Town, but chiefly at Abu Mnghairah and in the neighbourhood of Abul
Khaslb upon the right bank. Finally there are a number of sections of the tribe who in
winter cultivate the soil in the Hawlzeh District of Persia and whose Shaikhs in summer
make their appearance at Harthah, Abul Khaslb and Da'aiji upon the Shatt-al-'Arab.
Among the sections of the Bani Malik are the following :—
1. Abiidah-as-Sabti. 6. Hamudi.
2. Aghzawi. 7. Huwaishim.
3. 'Ayaishah. g. Majada'ah.
4. Baraja'ah. 9. Nahd (Bani).
5. Hilal. 10. Sakain (Bani).
11. Sulaiman.
Of these submissions the Bani Nahd are mostly settled at Abu Mughairah, Abul
Khasib, Khos and thereabouts, while the remainder belong to that portion of the
tnbe which has been described as oscillating between the Hawlzeh District and the banks
of the Shatt-al- Arab.
In religion the Bani Malik are Shi'ahs. Their habitations are huts ; their crops are
t I raa ' 7 - e; X are but they have no horses, eamelsor
toofnr ; : ar VT ,V . u , e11 a ™ ed " ith "-"l The Bani Milik above Qirnah
appear to be subject to the chiefs of the Muntafik.
MALIK (B ani ) (III)—
One of the tribes of 'As:r, (q.v.) and Hejaz.
MALIK (B ani)—
A salt field in the Qadha of Shatrat-al-'Amarah (q. v.) in 'Iraq
MALIK (W ilad)—
A section of the Bani Battash tribe (q. v.) of the 'Oman Sultanate.
MALIKI YAH (Al)—
A village in Bahrain Island (a. v.). It is akn t ■
east of the village. ' name of a spring 2 miles to the north-

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Volume II of III of the Gazetteer of Arabia. The Gazetteer is alphabetically-arranged and this volume contains entries K through to R.

The Gazetteer is an alphabetically-arranged compendium of the tribes, clans and geographical features (including towns, villages, lakes, mountains and wells) of Arabia that is contained within three seperate bound volumes. The entries range from short descriptions of one or two sentences to longer entries of several pages for places such as Iraq and Yemen.

A brief introduction states that the gazetteer was originally intended to deal with the whole of Arabia, "south of a line drawn from the head of the Gulf of 'Aqabah, through Ma'an, to Abu Kamal on the Euphrates, and to include Baghdad and Basrah Wilayats" and notes that before the gazetteer could be completed its publication was postponed and that therefore the three volumes that now form this file simply contain "as much of the MSS. [manuscript] as was ready at the time". It further notes that the contents have not been checked.

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1 volume (341 folios)
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Foliation: This volume's foliation system is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.

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