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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [247] (262/1050)
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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'ASIR
247
Jahali,Al Chief Shaikh: Hawash. 800 men.
Chief villages:—
Al-Mifa.
Uthrub.
BISHR (BANI)—
See Qahtan.
UI The B A 1 -ad-Duraib are a small tribe numbering some 800 men, to the north-west of
Muhail. They occupy about ten miles of the Sikkat-al-Halawiyah from Muhail
to Qunfudah between the villages of Turqush and Ma'amal-al-lkhlaif, and stretch up
along the Baraq road for about five miles north of Musahbah, which is in thejr territory.
They are bounded on the north by the Al Musa, west by the Ar-Raish south-east by
^the Al Musa, south by the Bani Hilal, and west by the Rab.'ab Tahahm, They are
a good fighting race, but are not naturally quarrelsome or bellicose. The Idnssi, how
ever frequentlv incites them to cut Turkish communications. Their country is fertile,
and they possess many flocks and herds. The Al Musa and Rabi'ah Tahahin are friendly
to them, the Al Jabali, Ar-Raish and Bani Hilal as a rule inimical. They have the
reputation of being hospitable beyond the ordinary, and travellers can journey without
fear in their country. . it , j • xt
There is a small offshoot of their nomad sub-section, the Al Ikhlaif, situated m the
Rab.'ah Muqitrah country near Ghar-al-Hindi, who have cut themselves a drift from the
main tribe. , . ™ * tt i i.
Muhammad Ibn Akhu 'Abdia, a man of 35, is the chief Shaikh. He has been to
Mecca several times, and frequently goes to Sabya. During his absence the tribe is
governed by his sister 'Abdia, who married a Turkish officer, now dead, named All
Bey Rida.
Chief Shaikh : Muhammad Ibn 'Amr Akhu 'Abdia. 800 men.
Villages:—
Turqush - - .. • • Muhammad Ibn Al-Alama.
Al-Musabbah ..
Juzan
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Musabbah
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al-Ushir
Ar-Raha
'Ain-ad-Duraib
Nomads:—
Al Ikhlaif.
Muhammad Ibn Hadaya.
Rajih.
Mushatir.
Ma'addi.
Muhammad Ibn Barud.
Muhammad Ibn Khair.
GHAMID—
The Ghamid own a wide stretch of territory in the highlands of southern Hejaz and
northern Asir, roughly from latitude 19° SO 7 to 20° 15' and longitude 41° 30' to 42°.
The tribes which adjoin them are, on the north the Shalawa, east Shumran, south Bui
Qarn and Bui 'Uryan, and west Zubaid and Zahran. It is difficult to e.- timate their
numbers, reports varying from Burckhardt's estimate of 5,000 to 10,000 fighting men,
to a native estimate of 60,000 men. The first is probably as wrong as the last, but
there seems no doubt that they are considerably more numerous than any of their
neighbours. , . n .
The inland road from Abha to Taif runs through the midst of their country, which is
well watered and fertile. The tribe is divided into two portions, the nomad and settled,
who are always at odds with one another. The nomads are Al Saiar, a tall race of fine
fighters who live to the north of the settled portion and roam far afield to the Shalawa
country round Turabah, to Ranyah, Tathlith, and
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Dawasir. They are rich in
horses, camels, and goats, and recognize no authority. Their chief is Muhammad
Ibn 'Abdur Rahman, a man of about 45, and a noted warrior. He is entirely inde
pendent of outside influences.
The chief of the settled Arabs is ' Aziz IbnMushaid, a young man of 25 years of age,
who follows the Sharif of Mecca and frequently visits him. He is at enmity with
Muhammad Ibn 'Abdur Rahman. A large number of his men go yearly to Mecca,
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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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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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