'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎207] (222/1050)

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order in which they occur from a poin nearly opposite the embouchure of the Karun
down to the sea, the distance by river being approximately 50 miles :—
Name.
Mutawa' or
Mutawa'iyah
Nature
and
position.
Gharab (Umm-
al-).
Kuwais
A tract; it begins
immediately below
Zain from which
a creek (leaving
the river 1 mile
west-south west
of the mouth of
the Karun and
exactly opposite
Umm-ar-Rasas on
Umm-al-Khas a s I f
island) divides it ;
and from this
creek, which is
known as the Mu-
tawa' creek, it ex
tends down the
bank for nearly
1J miles.
A tract, extending
downstream from
the old Turkish
police post on the
border of Mutawa'
for nearly a mile
to a group of 7
conspicuous palm
trees, well known
as As-Saba' or The
Seven. The inland
boundary is
formed by the
Mutawa' creek
which runs behind
this tract at a
distance of 1|
miles from the
river.
A tract), extending
for f of a mile
from the border
of Umm-al-Gharab
to the southern
extremity of the
Mutawa' creek,
and bounded on
the inland side
by the Mutawa'
creek.
Inhabitants
and
houses.
About 500 souls of
mixed tribes distri
buted among 5
small villages of
huts.
1,600 souls of various
tribes living in scat
tered and isolated
huts ; on the Muta-
wa', creek, however
there are 3 small
villages or groups
of huts known as
Kilal, Rasban and
Badr, this being
their order from
north to south.
Remarks.
850 souls of a tribe
described as Mashid
occupying 3 small
villages of huts in
different places.
There are about 10,000
date palms and live
stock are about 60
sheep and goats. At the
lower extremity of the
tract there was formerly
a Turkish police post on
It
the river bank,
may be noted
Mutawa'
that
creek,
inland
and
tracts
the
after passing
of this tract
the succeeding
of Umm-al-Gharab
and Ruwais, rejoins
the river at a point 3J
miles by stream from
the point where it left
it. This creek is full
of fish traps.
Resources are esti
mated at 30,000 date
palms, 200 cattle, 50
sheep and goats and
10 horses.
Date palms are estima-
mated at 20,000 and
the inhabitants own
some 200 cattle, 80
sheep and goats and
20 horses.