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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎246] (261/1050)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (523 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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246
'ASIR
BARAQ (A hl)—
The four tribes of Humaidah, AI Musa Ibn 'Ali, 'A1 'Isbai, and^Al Jabali are known
; collectiveJy in 'Asir as fhe Ahl Baraq, and it will therefore be convenient to class them
together, although they do not form a confederation or trace their descent to the same
ancestors.
The district of Baraq begins about IS miles north of Muhail, and covers an area of about
20 miles from north to south and 30 miles from east to west. It is a fertile country with
plentiful rains and is largely cultivated, simsim being the principal crop. It is bounded
on the north and east by the BaniShihr, on the south by the Ar-Raish, Al Draib, and
Rabi'at-at-Tahahin, and on the west by the Rabi'ah Muqatrah. The most important
tribe is the Humaidah, numbering 7,000 men, of whom 4,000 are nomads. They occupy
the western part of the district, and the Muhail-Qunfudah road fromDhahab to Ghar-al
Hindi is in their territory. They quarrel with the Al 'Isbai and are divided amongst
themselves, the villagers favouring the Turks, the nomads the Idrissi. Muhammad Ibn
Hai'aza is their Shaikh, and the paramount Shaikh of the whole district by the nomination
of the Idrissi. He is a man of about 45, and has the reputation of using his position
with wisdom and moderation.
The Al Musa Ibn 'Ali occupy the south-eastern portion of the district along the first
stages of the Baraq-Tanumah road, and number about 3,000 men. They are entirely
sedentary and agricultural, and disagree with the Al Jabali. They are friendly with the
Ar-Raish and the pro-Idrissi section of the Al Musa. }
The Al 'Isbai are between the Al Musa Ibn 'Ali and the Humaidah, and north of the
Al-Jabali.
Both the Al Tsbai and Al Jabali are entirely settled in villages.
Taken as a whole the tribes support the Idrissi, with the exception of the settled
Humaidah, and pay him taxes. They are peaceful and pleasure-loving, and by no means
fond of war. At the same time they are not above harrying small Turkish convoys. The
road from Muhail to Qunfudah, however, is so beset with unfriendly tribes that the
Turks seldom pass over it except in numbers sufficiently large to repel any ordinary
attack.
Humaidah\ Chief Shaikh: Muhammad Ibn Hai'aza. 7,000 men.
Chief villages, 3,000 men.
Al-'A jamah Zahir Akhu Tala.
Rabu'-al-'Ajamah Muhammad Ibn Zahir.
Jidhraima Ahmad Ibn Hai'aza.
Al-Basham Muhammad Ibn Hasan.
Khabt-al-Hajri Abu Dosa.
Nomads, Chief Shaikh : Fa'i Ibn Hasan. 4,000 men.
Um Mahshaka Fai Ibn Hasan.
Al Mishghala.
Al Maraba.
Al Jemil.
Al as-Sai'ida.
Al 'Abla. f
Al Muhammad.
Musa Ihn 'Ali, Al. Chief Shaikh : Muhammad Abu Tarash. 3,000 men.
Chief villages:—
Al-Jaraihah. Abu Dosa. x
Bashama.
* Isbai, Al, Chief Shaikh : Hai'aza Ibn Hasan. 1,500 men.
Chief villages:—
Sahil Zaban.
KhamisSahil .. .. .. Milbis.
Am Ma'ash ibn Am-Aria.
As-Sada ,, ,, , • Saiyid Muhammad Ibn Nabia (well-
known merchant).

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Volume I of III of the Gazetteer of Arabia. The Gazetteer is alphabetically-arranged and this volume contains entries A through to J.

The Gazetteer is an alphabetically-arranged compendium of the tribes, clans and geographical features (including towns, villages, lakes, mountains and wells) of Arabia that is contained within three seperate bound volumes. The entries range from short descriptions of one or two sentences to longer entries of several pages for places such as Iraq and Yemen.

A brief introduction states that the gazetteer was originally intended to deal with the whole of Arabia, "south of a line drawn from the head of the Gulf of 'Aqabah, through Ma'an, to Abu Kamal on the Euphrates, and to include Baghdad and Basrah Wilayats" and notes that before the gazetteer could be completed its publication was postponed and that therefore the three volumes that now form this file simply contain "as much of the MSS. [manuscript] as was ready at the time". It further notes that the contents have not been checked.

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1 volume (523 folios)
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Foliation: This volume's foliation system is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.

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