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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎292] (307/1050)

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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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ATI-ATQ
'ATiJ (B ani)—
One of the tribes which go to form the general body of the Bani Khadhir (q, v.). The
habitat of the Bani 'Atij is Zilfi, in Najd»
'ATlQ—
One of the numerous quarters of the town of Hail {q. v.), the Jabal Shammar capital.
'ATIQ (S hatt-al)—
An old and dry branch of the Euphrates river {q. v.).
'ATlQ (S hatt-al)—-
The name of a locality on the left bank of the Tigris {q, v.) between Kut-al-Amarah and
Shaikh Sa 'ad,
'ATIQ ( Shatt-al)—
A small creek which takes out of the left bank of the Tigris two or three miles by river
below Ezra's Tomb.
A tiqah—
One "of the springs watering the large village of Safwa, in the Qatif oasis {q.
'ATlYAH ( Bani)—
An old tribe closely akin to the 'Anazah. Tbey claim descent from Ma'z, who is said
to have been a brother of 'Anaz, the ancestor of the 'Anazah. A part of the tribe in the
Hisma plain east of 'Aqabah is known as the Ma'zi. In both names, 'Anz and M'az,
the signification T 's goat. Some authorities state that the 'Atiyah tribe was the origin of
the Huwaitat, the Haiwat, the Tarabln, Ma'zi, and Tiyahai. Whether or no this be the
true explanation of the relation between the 'Atiyah and the Huwaitat it is certain that
the connection is exceedingly close. The two tribes camp in each other's dirahs and
aid each other against common enemies.
The ^ Atiyah occupy the northern half of the ' Awairidh Harrah and are separated from
the Moahib Harrah by the hollow plain, known simply as the Jauk through which winds
the route between Al-Wajj and Tabuk. This Jau is reckoned to be the dividing line
between the Ahl-ash-Shamal and the Ahl-al-Qibli, that is to say the northern and south
ern Arabs. The 'Aityah are held responsible for the Hejaz line from Ma'an to Dar-al-
Hamra. The coast from Shaikh 'Antar up to the Gulf of 'Aqabah is in their hands, m
Well as the high barren hills between the harreh and the sea. Their rugged mountain
district is unsuitable for camel-breeding. Of the sub-tibes, the Sidanyin and the
Khuthairah inhabit the Harrat 'Awairidh, the Sidanyin being at the northern end with
the Subut to the west of them. The Agailat used to be carriers of goods between Ma'an
and Tabuk, but the railway must have taken away some of their trade.
The Bani 'Aityah are stout in arms. Their foes are the Shammar, the Fuqarah, and
the Wald Sulaiman. With the Fuqarah the 'Atiyah maintain an enesitinguishable
feud. They raid the Harb and the]central clans of the Hataim. The chief Shaikh of the
'Atiyah is Muhammad ibn 'Atiyah, and the sub-tribes are Robilat, Ag ailat, Sidanyin,
Al-Khuthariah, and Subut.
ATMAH—
Some wells in Radaif {q. v.) in the Hasa district of eastern Arabia.
'ATNAH—
A hamlet in 'Iraq between Hai on the Shatt-al-Gharaf and Bghailah on the Tigris.
'ATNAH (U mm)—
Some lands in the Shaihaniyah Muqata'ah of Majar-as-Saghir; see Hammar Lake.
'ATQAH (Tribe)—
See Shammar (Southern); Dighairat division.
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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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