'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. II' [‎1577] (656/688)

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RODONDO—
Or Gharzaut; one of the Kuria Muria Islands {q.v.) in the Arabian Sea.
ROI (U mm-ar)—
^ A hamlet in the Euphrates valley, approximately 8 miles south-west from Khidhr
i and 12 or 14 miles south-east from Samawah. It is 68 miles from Khamisiyah on th.9
Gurmat Ibn Daud canal, which flows south-west from Khidhr.
ROKADA (I sland)—
See Farasan (Islands and Bank); hank; western side.
EOQ (A l)—
A division of the Qahtan tribe (q.v.) of central Arabia.
ROQAH—
Or Ruwaqah ; one of the two great divisions of the 'Ataibah tribe {q.v.) of central
and western central Arabia.
RORI (K hob)—•
An inlet in the eastern extremity of the coast of Dhufar {q.v.), southern Arabia.
ROTAH (An)—
A canal, or creek, on the left bank of the Tigris {q.v.), the mouth of it being about
10 miles by river above Qurnah Point. It runs east and west and has a length of 6 miles;
at which distance from the Tigris it joins the Suwaib Creek. Ar-Rotah is also the name
of a locality on the left bank of the Tigris in the neighbourhood of Rotah Creek, and
lying between the Mad-hunah and Humayun tractfe.
EUBA'—
A tract in the Samawah Qadha {q.v.) in 'Iraq.
RUB A' - AL-KH ALI—
This great desret of Southern Arabia skirts 'Oman along its entire western boundary
and most of the Bedouin tribes of inner 'Oman roam the fringe of it with their camels.
The number of the wanderers is small, for the only water is that left in hollows after
rain and some springs of brackish fluid which well up here and there. The soil on the
side next 'Oman is said to be generally salty or nitrous. The oryx, wild ass and two
species of gazelle are said to be found in most of this desert.
It offers occasional oases, where herbs, shrubs, and dwarf palms cluster round some
well of scant and briny water. They are sufficiently numerous to preserve a stray
Bedouin or two from perishing but not enough to become landmarks for any regular
route.—Pal. II, 134. For an instance see Pal. II, 239.
RUB A'A—
Or Rubu'; a village in Yemen situated 26 miles by road {MaunselVs map) south
east by south from Bait-al-Faqih, on the road between Hodaidah and Ibb. Ruba'a is
said to be a large village with a fairly well-stocked bazaar and a good water supply partly
from wells and partly from streams.
RUBA'AH—
One of the Tuman clans of the Southern Shammar {q.v.).
RUBADH (J aziat)—
An islet oS the west coast of Qatar {q. v.) in eastern Arabia.
RtJBAH (A bu)—
A hamlet on the right bank of the Tigris nearly 14 miles by river above Ezra's Tomb
it is also the name of a tract on the right bank of the river lying mostly above the village
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