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ADN-AFA
^ABNANI—
One of the old Arabian stocks from whom the people of the ' Oman Sultanate claim to
be partly descended. The 1 Adnani are sometimes called Nizari.
' ADULAH ( J abal)
A small mountain in southern Najd, situated about ISCTor 160 miles south-south-west
of Buraidah. It lies nearly 30 miles south-west from Jabal-an-Nir, and like that moun
tain, affords a well-known landmark to the Hajj caravans from 1 Aridh.
* ADUN (W adi)—
See
'adwah—
A settlement in Jabal Shammar {q.v.) in northern central Arabiai
ADWAN (A l)—
A well, situated a few miles north by west from Jabal Adwan. {q.v.) — (Butler and
Aylmer: January, 1908),
ADWAN (J abal)—
A cluster of small peaks in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sirhan, in north-western Arabia, forming a land
mark on the caravan route between Damascus and Jauf-al-'Umr. Jabal Adwan appear
to be situated about 30 miles or so south-south-east from Kaf.— {Butler and Aylmer
January, 1908),
ADWANI—
The singular form of 'Adi; see Bani 'Adi.
ADZIZ (W adi)—
A Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. running parallel to the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. 'Aqiq man east-north-easterly direction to
'Ashairah, the junction of the Hajj routes from Buraidah and Riyadh.— {Doughty),
^FA—
A village in Quryat {q.v.), in 'Oman.
'AFAIF—
A small mountain in the Hamad, or Syrian desert, situated just over half way between
Baghdad and Damascus. It rises out of the Qa'ra plain and the old postal route
between the two above-named cities used to pass just to the north of it.— {Huber.)
'AFAINAT—
A village of the Nahr Shah Nahiyah of the Hillah Qadha {q.v.),
^AFAJ—
The name of a large swamp or shallow lake fed by the Dagharah canal and known as
Khor-al-'Afaj and also as Lake Nifar, 40 or 50 miles eastward of Nafaj, in 'Iraq ; from it a
small stream called the Shatt-al-'Afaj flows out in a south-easterly direction and joins
the Shatt-al-Kar at the end of about 10 miles. The hamlet of 'Aiaj is near the south
eastern end of the marsh and consists of a collection of huts.
The Shatt-al-'Afaj apparently winds considerably south of the hamlet and is only a few
miles South of Tel Dilaihim. Between the latter and the Shatt-al-'Afaj is the hamlet of
Al-'Abarah on the left bank of an irrigation canal leading off northwards from Shatt-
al-'Afaj. 'Afaj is 6 hours from Shakaiyir and 3 or 4 hours from Al-'Abarah.
The term 'Afaj is used loosely to designate the tribes inhabiting 'Afaj and its circum
jacent villages. These tribes are falldhin and grow rice and corn round some of their
settlements, such as 'Ibra. Their paramount Shaikh is at present Hajji Mushiir, with
whom is joined his brother Mukhif.
The principal among the 'Afaj tribes are the'Ajarij, Bahaithah, Hamzah, Makhadihah,
Al Bu Nashi, Al Bu Rashid, and Shaibah. These people are described as courageous,
independent, and fairly trustworthy, but are generally engaged in petty feuds.