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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [348] (367/1050)
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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BAHRAIIsr
Name.
Position.
Remabks.
Bartufi (Fasht) ,.
See table of coas t features
above.
There is a spring on this reef.
Dar • • # ,
Dar-al-Manadil ,.
Faraihah
Fasht (Kaukab
Fasht Khor).
Close to south-east comer of
Jidd Hafs, in its suburb
called 'Ain-ad-Dar.
i a mile south of Jau on the
east coast.
In Mahuz village ,,
* » • •
A fine spring,
A well of fresh water.
A fine spring of fresh water exten
sively used for irrigation.
See article Fasht Khor Fasht.
Ghuwaifah (Umm)
On the west side of Rifa'-al-
Gharbi village.
A deep well on the high plateau
from which the people of Rifa'-
al-Gharbi draw their own drinking
water and from which much water
is sent to Manamah. Its water is
considered by natives to be the best
in Bahrain.
Haflrah
3f miles south-east of Jabal-
ad-Bukhan.
A well of fresh water.
Hanaini,,
Immediately below Rifa'-,
ash-Sharqi on the west
side, in the central depres
sion of Bahrain Island.
Two wells close together, each
situated in a small enclosure
closely packed with green palm
trees. ^ The wells are 17 fathoms
deep in winter and more in summer.
One is used for irrigation
only; from the other most of the
well-to-do people of Manamah Town
obtain their drinking water, which
this well yields of excellent quality.—
Southern Arabia, Bent, jpage 42,
Harta ,,
Ijra-i (Umm)
| a-mile south-east of Mahuz
village.
Similes west of Rifa'-al-
Gharbi.
A fine spring of fresh water, which
is carried inland and applied to
irrigation.
A spring of which the waters are
conveyed by Falaj to the date
groves of Karzakkan.
Ehalid ..
On the high plateau, inside
the village of Rifa'-ash-
Sharqi.
A deep well from Wihch the people
of the village obtain their drink
ing water.
Maliklyah
2 miles north-east of the
village of the same name.
This spring waters the lands of the
village by means of a Falaj.
Maqaba
Close to the village of the
same name.
One of the finest springs on the
island.
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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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