'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎319] (338/1050)

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BAGAIYAH—
A hamlet consisting of forty houses, situated at a distance of about 12 miles, south-
south-east from Hail, in the Jabal Shammar district of Najd.— {Doughty.)
BAGHAL—
Some small mounds in 'Iraq situated about 1} miles from the right bank of the Tigris
m the riverain tract known as TawTl. The Baghal mounds lie about 12 miles south
east by south from 'Aziziyah.
BAGHASHWAH (R as )—
M .aalli 0 ZH e s t -J 1 - e t adl t I l d i Ut j ! 18 r 1 i ?- tC) the Arabian Sea about midway between
t / V . A e ^? , n , ltSe f bare and stony ' and contains n o permanent
rw j 300 ^ g l' and has on 14 the rams of an ancient town which
are close to the chff, and can be seen from the sea. The small hamlet of Baghashwah is
a little to the eastward of the headland ; and 4 or 5 miles westward, in a gap in the cliffs
fronted by a sea beach, is the village of Dhafghan, off which is a boat anchorage. About
5 miles or more inland from Ras Ba-hashwah is Jabal Hamnn, a large sand-hill, in the
O -T 0 rm are SOme CUri0US ancien t inscriptions Somewhat similar to those of
wpl^nlH ?f i r, ere I are T^ 1 . SpringS of g00d wateI ' herea bouts, and the land is
well cultivated. Camels are bred here.— (R Bint.
BAGHAWWAR—
A sub-section of the Al Sulaiman section of the 'Ajman tribe (q.
BAGHDAD—
,, T1 p e ca P ltal 'Iraq, situated on the Tigris at a distance of 570 miles bv river from
e Persifin Gulf and 502.r miles above Basrah. As the crow flies Baghdad is 280 milo
north-west of Basrah. The position of the house which, under Turfeh ™le was" ed
8,3 the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , is in Lat. 33° 19' 17" N., and Long. 44° 25' 33" E The conn
lation of Baghdad is about 150,000 souls. * P P
General description.—The town stands on both sides of the Tigris which flows through
from north-west to south-east: the longer and more important part of the modem
TlTV 8 ^ ank ' and extends for a distance of 3 miles including the Citadel
The breadth of the river here varies from 240 yards to nearly 400 yard! Its denth
low water is 12—15 feet opposite the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. below the bridge of boats ^in
t0 riEe 88 mUCh aS 13 feet in a 5 andlS the
The current is 11-5> pr . : n0 Reamers can make any headway against such a rise.
hour The banks oFthftnIT Wa ^ hlgh water increases to 4 miles an
nonr. Ihe banks of the town, and for some distance above and below it are firm
f belt of b ' gh ' a nd of good clay soil. Beyond the walls the banks are fringed with
It of cultivation fertilized by water-lifts, and are planted with date groves with fodder
crops between the palms. A good many willows are .seen below the cfty on both banks
Th se serve partly for fuel, partly to prevent the erosion of the bank But these fertile
c^e r : r n t a The a al 0n t^ ^ iS ^ in ^^arched
y desert. The area in the immediate neighbourhood is low-lving and imnerfe^tlTr
protected from flood by embankments: in high water the eitym^ become Ttand
cut off from communication except by boats. ^ y 1 land
About 4 years ago Nazim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. constructed some embankments fsarfrfs ahnnt ft 7
feet m height) which encircle the town on the north-ert ca^nd Vk
northern end of the largest sadd is reported to be about 2i miles from the Citadel fsee
below), and to be broad enough for a carriage to drive alono- it It is <50,71 vf
left incompleted, and it is uncertain where it ends OnThe south fast side ^
a sadd runs past a line of mounds 20-30 feet atwe the plainwWchlie.lf!
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