'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎224] (239/1050)

22i
'ARI-ARI
"ARIDH VILLAGE—
A village in the Dhahirah District of the'Oman Sultanate ; it is situated on the right
bank of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Kabir between Hayal and Dariz. 'Aridh consists of about 320 mud
houses : it is inhabited by Bani Kalban of the Jarawinah section (300 families) and by
Bani Shakail (20 families). It possesses dates and other cultivation. The people are
carriers as well as cultivators and own some 40 camels and 100 donkeys : there are about
50 cattle and 1,000 sheep and goats.
ARlBHAH (J abal)—
A mountam m Yemen situated about 9 miles north-west of Manakhah and to the
north of the Hodaidah-Sana a route.
AEIDHI (Ar. Bu)—
A family of the Bani Hasan, one of the rural tribes of 'Iraq {q.v.)
'ARIF—
A hill in Hejaz about 24 miles, as the crow flies, north of Madain Salih, and some 1ft
miles east of the Hejaz Railway. The Syrian Hajj route passes quite close to this hill.
'ARIF (Si Y Q )—
A village in Yemen on the right bank of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. La'ah. It is about 15 mile
south of the Lahiyah-Amran-Sana'a route, and 50 miles, in a direct line, west-north*
irom oana a. (Hunter's map of Aruhial*
'ARIKI—
A minor valley descending from Jabal 'Aja (?.??.) on its eastern side.
'ARIN—
A village in north Yemen in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Najran. This place is reported to be about 22:
miles east oi Wakashah, which is on the main Bishah-Sana'a route.
'ARINBAH (J abal)—
A hill in Jabal Shammar {q.v.), about 65 miles south-south-east of Hail.
'ARIQ—
See Aden (Protectorate).
'ARIQ—
A group of wells in Jafurah {q.v.) in eastern Arabia.
'ARIQ—
Some wells in Habl {q.v,).
'ARISH (A bu)—
o t- tr wQ in Y T\T' < ' WelIing n i " lan(i fronl Jaizan and occupying the country between
Sabiyah (Sa^d Idnsi s capital) and Maidi. At present (1916) they are supporters of
Saiyid Idnsi. See Yemen tribes. •
'ARlSH (A bu)—
■ i A ! ! ff ge T1 ^ a . ge in situated 5 hours' journey, or between 18 and 20 miles,
mland from Jaizan It Is the principal settlement of the tribe of the same name. Many
of the houses are of stone and, according to native reports, the water supply is good and
fairly abundant. Routes from Qunfidah, Jaizan, Sa'dhah, and Lahiyah all pass through
ARISH (A bu)—
A district in Yemen lying between Jaizan and Lahiyah, and almost abreast of the
Farasan Islands. It forms part of the coastal plain of Yemen known as Tihamah, but
boasts of no ports or towns of any size.