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are Shi'ah Muhammadans, and 8,000 are Christians. The articles on Baghdad City and
Mu'adhdham give the composition by races of almost the whole population of the Qadha.
Resources.—Most of the wealth in the Qadha belongs to the city of Baghdad, the article
on which may be consulted. It remains to add that a considerable cultivation of fruit
and vegetables is carried on upon the banks of the river immediately above and below
the town, and even within the municipal limits. The gardens are irrigated from the
Tigris by means of water lifts or pumps, and in many of them are situated country
or pleasure houses belonging to wealthy residents of the town. The fruits grown are
dates, grapes, peaches, nectarines, pomegranates, figs, plums, mulberries, quinces, limes,
citrons, oranges, apples and apricots, but only the oranges are of the first quality ;
the vegetables include ladies' fingers, brinjals, cucumbers, musk melons, water melons
pumpkins, beetroot, carrots, cabbages, cauliflowers, turnips, cress, lettuce, beans,
tomatoes, onions, garlic and radishes. Some of the vegetables are of recent intro
duction ; on the whole they are good, but, as successive sowings are not regularly
made, they are obtainable only during a short season. According to the old Turkish
official statistics there are 769 water lifts in the immediate environs of Baghdad City,
while date palms within the same limits number 177,800 and other fruit trees 130,000.
The area of cultivation in the Qadha has been estimated at 1,850 Faddans.
BAGHDAD (E ski)— n
Some ruins in 'Iraq, situated about 6 miles south-south-west from Shahraban, on the
Baghdad-Khanaqln road.
BAGHDAD (W ilayat)— 1
The limits of the Baghdad Wilayat are shown on the map accompanying this Gazet
teer.
BAGHDADlYAH—
See Tigris.
BAHG-I-SHAHI ( or , B aksat)—
A village in 'Iraq close to the Persian frontier, on the Changulah river, and situat
ed about 22 miles by road north-north-east from Shaikh Sa'ad. Alongside the
present village is a large ruinous site. The grazing hereabouts is poor and there are
no supplies, but the water-supply is plentiful and good from the river, though brackish
in the summer, and there is a good deal of fuel to be had by the river-bed. For these
reasons there are usually Arab and Lur encampments round Bagh-i-Shahi. Communica
tion between the Tigris and Baksai is almost entirely from Jindil (Shaikh Sa'ad);
the track between these two places is easy and passable for all arms.
BAGHLANIYEH—
A section of the Muhaisin tribe {q. v.) of southern Arabistan.
BAHADARI—
See Kerbela qadha.
BAHADAEI (T el)—
A mound in 'Iraq situated on the eastern edge of the date plantations which fringe the
Husainlyah canal. As the crow flies it is distant from Musaiyib some 6 or 7 miles to the
south-south-west.
BAHADIL—
A tribe on the right bank of the Tigris bout 'Amarah. They gave no trouble during
the great war.
BAHAHITHAH—
One of the tribes inhabiting 'Afaj ; see Dagharah.
BAHAIH (A l ) (T ribe).—
See Morrah (Al),