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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1267] (316/688)

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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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MUN A (Village and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. )—
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Muna (or Mina) is near Mecca on the road to 'Arafat; it runs roughly east and
west and is about 1,500 paces in length. Its breadth varies, but generally speaking it is
narrow and is contained between steep and barren cliffs of granite. The hills to the
north are called JabalThabair. In the middle of the valley along both sides of the way
is the village or town of Muna, many of its buildings being in ruins. The village of
Muna is about 5 miles north-north-east of Mecca and its importance lies in the fact
that all pilgrims must pass the night here on their way out to Mount 'Arafat. At tho
eastern extremity of the valley stands a house belonging to the Sharif of Mecca. To
every division of the Hajjis its place of encampment is appointed in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Muna and at
'Arafat.
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mohsab is one of the side valleys of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Muna, between Mecca and Muna village
MUNAHIRAH—
See 'Auaizah tribo ; Dahamishah sub-division of the 'Amarat.
MUNAQI—
A ruinod village near Wushail, in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Fara' {q. v.), in the 'Oman Sultanate.
MUNDASSAH—
One of the dependent hamlets of Zilfi {q. v.) in Najd.
MUNIFAH—
A Bedouin camping ground, with water, in Biyadh (III) {q. v.) in Haai, eastern Arabia.
MUNIRAH—
A village in the tih'nnah of Yemen, situated about 28 miles (crowfly) northward from
Hodaidah. Munirah is on tho route between Lahiyah and Hodaidah and is described
by Niebuhr as being a large village.
MQNIS (H al)—
A section of the Al Wahibah tribe {q. v.) of the Sharqlyah and Ja'alan districts of the
'Oman Sultanate.
MUNJARID (A l)—
A village in SharqTyah {q. v.), in the 'Oman Sultanate.
MUNKHASHSHAH—
A camping ground close to Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sabai' {q, v.), the outh-westernmost district of
southern Najd.
MUNNAKH—
A creek in the Fao {q. v.) district.
MUNQA'AH—
A plateau south of Yashbum, in Hadhramaut; its centre appears to be some 6 or 7
miles eastward of Haid Marjam. Munqa'ah is a broad plateau at an elevation of
2,000 feet and is dotted with stunted myrtle trees.
MUNSAF (A l)—
One of the dependent hamlets of Zilfi {q. v.) in Najd.
MUNTAF-
A hamlet in the Ruus-al-Jibal district {q. v.) of tho 'Oman Sultanate.
MUNTAFIK—
The term Muntafik does not really denote a tribe; but a confederacy of tribes, the
most powerful in 'Iraq. Thus, if a Muntafik were asked within his own dlrah to what
tribo he bolongod ho would say 'Azairij, Khafajah, etc., as the case might bo ; if he
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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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