'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1475] (548/688)

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QASIM
Name.
Dilaimiyah
Dud (Ab-ad-) or
Ahlab-ad-Dud.
Duwaitah
Fahaid ('Ain Ibn)
Position.
About 10 miles north
west of Rass.
Houses
and
inhabitants.
About 40 miles north
by east of Buraidah
and 20 from Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -
ar-Rummah ; it is
the northernmost
village in Qasim.
40 houses of people
of 'Ataibah and
Shammar origin.
Several miles north
or north-east of Bu
raidah.
About 35 miles north-
north-east of Bu
raidah.
75 houses, chiefly of
'Ataibah, but there
are some Harb and
Anizah families.
R emarks
A halting-place on one of
the routes from Burai
dah to Madinah.
There are a score of
wells, 3 fathoms deep,
with slightly saline
water. Corn is grown
by cultivators from
Rass, and Harb
Bedouins occasionally
camp here in summer.
A walled village with
a few old date palms.
Melons and cereals are
grown, the cultivation
of wheat and maize
being considerable.
Irrigation is from wells
of good water 8 to 9
fathoms deep or less.
Livestocks are estimat
ed at 60 camels (chiefly
used for drawing
water), 50 donkeys
and 50 cattle.
Mutair and Sham-
mar Bedouins occa
sionally encamp here in
summer. Under Bu
raidah.
A cultivated tract with
4 wells of sweet water,
5 fathoms deep, where
corn is grown by agri
culturists of Buraidah.
A village with date palms
and cornfields, water
for irrigation is pro
vided by a spring ; it is
clear but undrinkable,
and potable water is
brought from Wasaitah
6 miles to the south
wards. Livestock are
said to be 10 horses, 50
camels, 50 donkeys and
100 cattle besides
sheep and goats At
2 miles east of the
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