'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1559] (638/688)

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RAMAILAH (Ar)—
A village in the Hasa oasis {q.v.), in eastern Arabia.
RAMAIN (Island)--
See Farasan (Islands and Bank); bank, western side.
RAML—
A tract in the Samawah Qadha {q.v.), in 'Iraq.
RAML (A bu)—
A tract in the Samawah Qadha {q.v.), in 'Iraq.
RAMLAH—
One of the three separate quarters of Tiwi village {q.v.), in the Eastern Hajar district
of the 'Oman Sultanate.
RAMLAH—
A camping ground, without water, in Trucial 'Oman ; it is said to lie on the route be
tween Dibai and the Baraimi oasis at a distance of 8 hours' journey from the latter and 3
hours' journey north by west from the watering place of Mahathah.— {Murphy, 1913,
f rom native reports.)
RAMLAT-AL-KABlRAH—
Some large sandhills in Trucial 'Oman, situated 54 miles by road from Abu Dhabi on
the route to the Baraimi oasis.— {Cox, May and June, 1902.)
RAMLAT KAHAL—
The name of a sort of wilderness bordering the Baraimi {q.v.) plain, in the 'Oman
Sultanate, on the north.
RAMRAMAH—
A well in Dhafrah {q.v.), in Trucial 'Oman, eastern Arabia.
RAMS—
A village on the coast of the Ras-al-Khaimah District of the Sharjah Principality,"
about 8 miles north-east of Ras-al-Khaimah Town. It stands on the south side of a
small creek, the entrance of which is nearly dry at low water ; the shore in the vicinity
is swampy; and another creek, which opens from the sea 2 miles south-west of Rams,
enters the bay at Ras-al-Khaimah Town after running parallel to the coast for 5 miles.
There are no trees at Rams itself.
Rams consists of about 400 houses, 'mostly of mud and stone, but a few of date
branches ; the inhabitants are all Tanaij, The principal occupations are pearl diving
and fishing ; the inhabitants own some 3 pearl boats and 10 fishing boats, also 1 sea
going Sambuk, which fetches dates from Basrah. The only shop at Rams is kept by
a Persian.
The date plantations belonging to Rams are partly situated at Dhayah, a place 2 miles
inland to the eastwards, and on the south they join the plantations of Sir, forming a
belt of palms which is continuous as far as Ras-al-Khaimah Town: they are said to
comprise about 7,000 trees and to be irrigated from wells about 10 feet deep. Livestock
at Rams are estimated at 20 camels, 50 donkeys, 20 cattle, and 500 goats.
The place Dhayah, just mentioned, is now uninhabited ; but there are wells and the
remains of a fort situated upon a hill. A century ago Dhayah was of more importance,
and in 1820 the general treaty of peace between the British Government and the Shaikhs
of Trucial 'Oman was signed by the Shaikh of " Zyah " among the others; this was
Hasan-bin-'AH, a prominent partisan in his day of the Wahhabi interest.
RAMTHAH (W adi)—
One of the valleys in the Mahadhah plain {q.v.), of the 'Oman Promontory.
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