'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎222] (237/1050)

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'iRIDH
Name.
Malham— contd
Rghabah
Salbukh
Sidus
Position.
Houses
and
inhabitants.
dhlr, or inferior
tribes) Hamadat 30,
Muharib 30, Had-
hud 6, Marshud 10.
On the western side About 315 houses
of the chief range of
Tuwaiq, about 18
miles east by north
of Tharmidah in
Washam.
Apparently near the
north-Western bank
of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Wutar a
little below the
point where the
drainge of Ghiya-
nah joins it, and
perhaps 15 to 20
miles north-east of
Sidus. The main
range of Jabal
Tuwaiq rises im
mediately to the
west of this village.
About 12 miles
south-south-east of
Haraimlah and 15
west-north-west of
'Ayainah in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hamfah, at the
head of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Wu
tar. To the east of
the village is a pla
teau, 300 feet
higher, which the
route to Riyadh
ascends by a narrow
but not difficult
path. The main
range of Jabal
Tuwaiq passes a
little to the west of
this place.
viz., 100 of 'Atai-
bah, 100 to Sabai*,
15 of Harb and
100 of inferior tribe
tribes.
35 houses, viz., 20 of
Sabai' and 15 of
inferior tribes.
160 houses, viz., 80 of
Bani Tamim of the
Bin Mu' ammar sec
tion, 20 of Sabai'
and 60 of inferior
tribes. There are
two quarters, an'up-
per and a lower, of
which the latter is
the older but is
now half abandoned
on account of floods.
The people in 1865
were civil and quiet
but they seemed
poor and had a
dingy, unwholesome
appearance not com
monly character
istic of an agricul
tural community.
Remarks.
belongs to the Fadhul
and was held till 1905
by Hasan- bin- 1 Abdullah
a very aged man, who
then on account of the
troubled state of the
country resigned in
favour of his nephew
'Abdullah-bin-'Abdul
'Aziz, aged 60.
Date trees are numerous
and the ordinary crops
of 'Aridh are all grown.
Water in the wells
stands ordinarily at 8
fathoms.
Date trees are numerous
and there is a"! abun iance
of water, which does not
fail even in the driest
years. Citron, musk
melons, water melons,
wheat, barley and millet
are all grown.
The hamlets forming
the village are neat
and pleasant in ap
pearance, with large
date groves and en
closed patches of cul
tivation. There are
good wells for irriga
tion and a fine flow of
fresh water; but cattle
in 1865 were few and
poor. The usual fruits
and cereals are grown
and the ordinary
domestic animals are
kept. In 1865 a small
fort stood in the middle
of the village from the
vicinity of which a good
view could be obtained
westwards across the