'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1189] (238/688)

MASQAT
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The inland quarters taken in the same order are
Name of quarter.
Limits and number of houses.
E emarks.
Wuljat . • •.
From the east end of the town
to the American Vice-Con
sulate. 70 houses.
Inhabited by Arabs of various
tribes.
Muhallat-as-Suq ..
From the American to the
French Vice-Consulate. 100
houses and 300 shops.
Contains the main bazaar.
The inhabitants belong to
various races and tribes.
Muhallat-al-Baharinah
From the French Vice-Con
sulate to the Bab-al-Kablr.
70 houses.
13 houses here are occupied by
Shi'ahsas Matams or places
of lamentation.
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-'Aur ..
From Mirani to the Bab-al-
Matha'ib, 40 houses.
This quarter is to the west
of that of the Al Bu Sa'id;
which cuts it off from the
sea. The inhabitants are
chiefly Baluchis.
The suburbs consist mostly of mat-huts, but some of them contain a few fairly good
houses. The following is a list;—
Name of suburb.
Position.
Inhabitants. ]
Number of
houses and
remarks.
Safaflr . • ..
Adjoins the town on
the side towards
Sidab.
Chiefly Bahrainis ..
50 houses.
'Ajam ..
Between Takiyah
and Safafir.
Chiefly Persians ..
40 houses.
Takiyah ..
On both sides of the
road to Sidab, the
furthest suburb
from the town in
this direction.
Chiefly Baluchis ..
One of the largest of
the subxirbs. It is
distinguished by a
mound on which is
a blockhouse. 100
huts.
Hinna ., ,.
On the west side of
the Sidab road,
nearer to the town
than to Takiyah.
Negroes; Persians
and Arabs.
80 huts.
Baharinah ..
Adjoins Hinna and
lies in the middle
between the town
and the B5sto hill.
Mostly Persians •.
50 houses.