'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎133] (148/1050)

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Name.
Position.
Inhabitants
and
houses.
Remarks.
Sidrah
About | of a mile
below Sa'aiwan,
opposite the Zai'r
creek on the left
bank of the
Shatt-al-'Arab.
50 souls of 'Idan,
occupying a few
huts.
The inhabitants own
about 2,500 date palms
and a few cattle, sheep
and goats. The place
is owned by Haji
Dawud-al-Fadagh.
Fadaghiyah ..
J of a mile below
Sidrah, opposite
to Yusifan on the
right bank of the
Shatt-al-'Arab.
130 souls of 'Atub,
inhabiting huts.
Resources are described
as 5,000 date palms, 30
cattle, 30 sheep and
goats, and 5 horses.
" Amukdas "
(spelling uncer
tain).
On the north shore,
J of a mile below
Fadaghiyah and
facing the Gawam
creek on the left
bank of the Shatt-
al-'Arab.
150 souls of 'Atub
dwellers in huts.
, Do.
Yamln
On the south shore,
level with 4 4 Amuk
das " and oppo
site the mouth of
the Hamdan creek
on the right bank
of the Shatt-al-
'Arab.
350 souls of 'Atub
and other tribes.
The habitations
are huts except
for several stone
houses.
Oats, wheat, rice and
fruit are grown and
there are 1,000 date
palms. Livestock are
100 cattle, 70 sheep and
goats and 3 horses.
There are here an ice
factory An East India Company trading post. and flour mills
erected by Yamin Harun,
a Jew, in 1905-06.
Hiramtan (Kut)
i a mile below Ya-
mm.
130 souls of 'Idan,
living in huts.
There are about 1,000
date palms, and other
fruits are grown and
wheat is cultivated.
Livestock are one or two
horses and about 25
cattle and 30 sheep and
goats.
Wa'aibal
On the north shore
of the island J a
mile below Hiram
tan and nearly op
posite the Kut-ash-
Shaikh creek on the
left bank of the
Shatt-al-'Arab.
80 souls of 'Atub,
occupying huts.
Do.