'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1520] (593/688)

Name.
Khamam (Umm-
al).
Khuwaildlyah .
Mahaish (Hillat)
QATIF
Position.
3 miles south of
QatifTown and 2^
miles west of 'Anik.
miles west-south
west of Qatif Town.
6 miles west-north
west of Qatif Town.
150 yards west of
the south-western
corner of the Kut
of Qatif Town and
the same south
of Jarari.
2 miles south of
Qatif Town and
1 mile inland from
the sea.
1^ miles south-west
of 'Anik.
200 yards west of
the middle of the
bazaar of Qatif
Town.
Nature
and
inhabitants.
A walled village of
250 houses of Ba-
harinah ; within
the walls they are
mostly of mud and
stone, but outside
there are some huts.
A walled village re
sembling the last, ex
cept that the houses
here only number
150.
A walled village of 50
mud and stone
houses of Bahari-
nah.
A village, walled on
the west side only,
of 120 houses of
Baharinah; the
buildings are most
ly of stone and lime.
A walled village of
135 houses of Ba
harinah ; some
which are outside
the walls are huts,
those which are
within are partly
mud and stone
buildings and part
ly huts.
A walled village of
50 houses of Ba
harinah, some of
mud and stone and
the rest huts.
A walled village of
150 houses of Ba
harinah, built of
stone and mud or
stone and lime.
R emarks.
The fine spring called
Qashuriyah waters
the village, and 3
miles to westwards
are deposits of ful
ler's earth which is
exported chiefly to
Basrah.
La jam is the centre of
a cultivated area
which is detached
from the rest of tho
oasis. Its springs
are 'Aq'ap and Buddi.
A suburb of Qatif Town
The inhabitants are
cultivators of dates and
traders.
A suburb of Qatif
Town. Some of the
inhabitants are data
growers ; the rest
are shop-keepers,
bakers and butchers.