'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎385] (404/1050)

BAR—BAE
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Name of quartesr.
Hillah or Suq
Kunud (Harat-al-)
Muhammad-bin'Ali (Harat)
Qasr ..
Shindaghah
Houses in habitntson.
7 houses of Khidamah
of the Na'im.
9 houses of Kunud
17 houses
Contains a few houses
occupied by a tribal
garrison of Na'im.
16 houses
Remarks.
This quarter contains the
market place, where there are
a few booths of the ubiquitous 1
Persian shop-keeper, but most'
of the . wares are displayed
on the ground ; they include
grain, handkerchiefs, lungis,
matches, locks, bottles, etc..
Several hundred people collect
here in the afternoon and the
sight is an interesting one.
A fort. Described below: it»-
possession is the source of the
strength of the Na'im in
Baraimi,
There is also a quarter called Hamasah on the west of the Qasr.
Except the fort none of these quarters are walled; some of the houses are of mud
:^Tir ^mL d t^ ches - There ls 110 bazaar except that mentioned -
sheejTa'nd'goaS ^ 100 ^ S0 50 ^ 500
The Baranni fort consists of a square with sides about 150 feet in length : the whole
construction is of sun-dried brick. At each corner stands a tower about 40 feet hieh -
oL * ^ courtains connecting the towers are less than 20 feet in height A drtch
25 feet broad surrounds the place; both the scarp and counter-scarp are steep and
faced with brick. Two wells m the ulterior yield water, apparently of good quality
and sufficient for a large garrison. The situation of the fort, standing in a plain
generally good ; but on the north and west it is too nearly adjoined by houseTand
cultivation, and on the opposite side the ruins of another fort were (in 1875) capable
of affording shelter to an attacking force. A wooden gate in the south face was
(in l8/o) the_ weakest feature of the work. The Baraimi fort is not equal to the best
of those in the Sultanate of Oman, but it is the key of the 'Oman Sultanate on the-
west and must necessarily, as has been observed, be reduced or masked bv an
invader of the Sultanate approaching from that direction. y
BARAIQA—
An anchorage in the Hejaz Tihamah, 38 nautical miles south -eastward of Yanbo'
It is an excellent harbour for 5 or 6 small craft, but has a narrow gut, only 50 yards wide
for an entrance The upper part of the inlet is choked by an extensive flat, drv at
low water, but there is a narrow boat channel on the northern side, which leads to a low
strip of land on which are the ruins of a fortified town. Supplies are nhtTln!,W„ w
the natives are untrustworthy.-(JW Sea: im.f
BARAIS (Tkieb)—
See Lam (Bani).
BARAJA'AH (T ribe)—
See Malik (Bani) (II).
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