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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1489] (562/688)

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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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QAT—QAT
1489
QATAIN—
t ^ 0 P rinci P al quarters which compose the settlement of Saih {n. v.), in the
Anaj district of Najd.
QATAIT—
One of the Hinawi tribes of the'Oman Sultanate {q. v.).
QATAN—
A solitary hill, with very shallow wella of sweet water at which the 'Ataibah
Bedouins encamp on the left bank of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -ar-Enmmah (?. between Kass and
Abanat, in Central Arabia.
QATAN—
(a t r S ?i Uth n r H A . rab i a ' Said t t 0 lie 0n the n0rth side of Jabal Samhan in Dhufar
i f \i^ i a j y t ? 18 kri0wn about this district is that it consists of a water
less tableland and that the route between Salalah in Dhufar and Adam in 'Oman
Proper traverses it in the neighbourhood stated above.
QATAN (A bu)—
One of the numerous muqdfa'ahs in the Samawah Qadha {g. v.) of 'Iraq.
QATAN (Al)—.
A town in Hadhramaut, Southern Arabia ; it is situated in the main Hadhramaut
valley some 10 or 12 miles west-south-west from Shibam. Al-Qatan is a clean and
prosperous Qa aiti town, built amongst extensive palm groves and agglomerations of
gardens. There are several mosques and a busy bazaar; the houses are built largely
0 * fu 0n o u t ° wn is J surroun ded by mud walls which lead off and end at the palace
of the Sultan and wind over the hill-side and are protected at the most elevated point
by a strong fortress.
The population of Al-Qatan is probably well over 2,000. The water-supply is good
and abundant, and is derived almost entirely from very numerous wells.
The chief feature of Al-Qatan is the palace of the governor, a huge white building
with battlements and towers, and affording a striking contrast to the little brown mud
houses the fresh-looking palm groves, and the red rocks of the encircling mountains-
The palace contains several storeys. The dwelling rooms are above, the ground-floor
being used for merchandise and as stables and cattle stalls ; and the first floor for domes
tic offices The balustrades are decorated with a kind of chevron pattern much in
vogue in these parts. The doors and windows are adorned with excellent wood carv
ing ; and in addition the windows are painted red and have fretwork instead of olass
The doors are fastened with wooden locks, the keys of which are about ten imhes
long There are innumerable wells in this area. Small quantities of lucerne clover
vegetables, spices, indigo, henna, and various kinds of grain are cultivated • 'but the
chief object of attention is the date palm. A special kind of date called Hai'ar which
is much prized seems almost peculiar to this district. Honey is obtainable The
o/poultry ^ h0rses ' a few C0WS ' bullocks > shee P and goats, and a good deal
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Serr is within easy reach of Al-Qatan, in the recesses of which is Qabr Salih
the tomb of Sahh, of no architectural pretensions, but looked upon as one of the nrm'
cipal sacred places of the Hadhramaut. 1
QATAN (B ait)—
A section of the Qara tribe {q. v.)
Southern Arabia.
QATAR—
Frequently pronounced Qatar, and sometimes spoken of as Barr-al-Qatar esneciallv
when the reference is to the interior rather than to the coast. Qatar is a remarkable
CS ^ TI g SB I)r0jeCting m the Arabian coast of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. midway between
of the Samhan hills and Dhufar district of

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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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