'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1312] (361/688)

1312
MUR—MUS
MURRAH (B ani)— v ,
One of the nomad fendies of the Bani Shatair division of the Shihuh tribe {q. v.) of the
'Oman Promontory.
MURRI— . . . f .
A hamlet in 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.
MURRI YAH—
A village in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Samail {q. v.) in the 'Oman Sultanate.
MURTAJJAH—
Some wells in Hushum {q. v.) in the Riyadh tract of the Hasa District, Eastern
Arabia.
MURTARID—
A village in the Waidhat district {q. v.) of Yemen, South-Westorn Arabia.
MCS A—
An alternative name for the Hadd creek at Fao {q. v.),
MUSA (A ulad)—
A section of the settled 'Awamir {q. v.) of 'Oman Proper.
MUSA (Bm)—
An ancient well, in the Sinai Peninsula, half an hour's ride eastward from Ham in am
Musa and 4 miles from Tur, on the Gulf of Suez. It is a fine old work, luilt round and
domed over with roughly squared stones, very like what may be seen in some rustic
parts of southern England.— [Biirton.)
MUSA (Hammam)—
A warm spring in the SinaPeninsula, two or three miles northward from Tur, on the
Gulf of Suez. The cistern is in the inner room of a bungalow built in a narrow strip of
date plantation and garden, the whole being surrounded by a ruinous mud wall. The
water is about 4 feet deep, warm in winter, cool in summer, of a saltish-bitter taste,
but celebrated from its invigorating qualities.— {Burton.)
MUSA (Bu)—
In English formerly called ' r Bomosa." An island in the Persian^Oulf, lying about SO
miles north-west of Sharjah in Trucial 'Oman, or a few miles nearer to that town than
to that of lingeh in Persia and situated slightly to the west of a line joining those
places. In shape it is nearly rectangular and lies with its corners approximately to the
cardinal points ; its extent is about 3 miles diagonally between opposite comers. The
island is low and consists of great sweeps of sandy plain covered with tussocks of dry
grass but without trees ; it carries however some isolated hills of dark, volcanic appear
ance, and a sugar-loaf peak, somewhat to the north of the centre, attains a height of 360
feet. Bu Musa is surrounded by fairly deep water and is a common place ot
refuge for native boats in bad weather. There is good drinkingwater in about 20 we Is,
also a plantation of about 150 date trees which is said to belong to the Shaikh of Sharjah.
The permanent population consists of above 20 households of Sudan from the village o
Khan is Sharjah, all of whom are fishermen and live in huts and mud houses. T e y
are reported to own 4 camels, 60 donkeys, 40 cattle, 200 sheep and goats, 7 pear ing
boats and 5 fishing boats ; and their provisions are obtained from Lingeh. There is a so
a shifting population of persons from the Sharjah coast who come to fish, or bring anima s
for grazing on the island ; but of late years their numbers have been fewer than former y
in consequence of failure of pasturage due to want of rain. Some 10 or 15 donkeys aie
kept on the island by the employes of a Persian contractor of Lingeh who has obtaine
from Salim-bin-Sultan, the uncle of the Shaikh of Sharjah, a concession to workdeposi 3
of red oxide of iron that exist on the island. Tho concessionaire pays $250 a year to 0