'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎426] (445/1050)

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BED-BEY
these armies, once levied, will speedily melt again. The commissariat is limited
to what a man can carry on his camel, and a victory is as fatal to discipline as a defeat,
for each of the victors will hasten home to place in safety the booty he has won.
BEDOWNA—
A section of the Hataim tribe, whose home district is Jabal Dokhan, situated to the
southward of A1 'Ali, in Hejaz.— {Doughty.)
BEJAIJA {or BEJAIDA)—
A poor section of the Bishr division of the 'Anizah tribe {q.v.).—{Doughty.)
BELAIS—
A section of the Qalas {or Jalas) division of the 'Anizah tribe {q.v,).—{Doughty.)
BELL AZl Y AH—
A small oasis situated rather more than 70 miles south by west from Hail, in Jabal
Shammar, North-Eastern Najd. It lies in an extensive desert and consists'of five houses
standing in two qasrs, and a few corn plantations, without palms. It is under the
protection of Ibn Rashid, whose name guarantees its security from the raids of Bedou
ins.— {Doughty.)
BENANA—
A watering-place in Jabal Shammar, North-Eastern Najd, and situated at a distance
of rather more than 80 miles south-south-west of Hail. It lies amongst mountains, of
apparently the same name, which form a landmark to travellers between Hail and
Khaibar.— {Doughty.) *
BERES—
A marsh village of lower Mesopotamia situated some 6 miles north-west of Qurnah
and about 4 miles from the right bank of the Tigris.
BERRARIJ (A l)—
A fendy of the 'Ataibah {q.v.).—{Doughty.)
BERRI ( I sland)—
See Farasan (Islands and Bank)bank, western side.
BERTHA (Al)—
A well in Hejaz, which marks the second halting-place on the eastern Hajj route
from Mecca to Al-Madinah. It is situated in the midst of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Laimun at a dis
tance of about 35 miles north-north-east from Mecca; and is also known as Bir
Hatheyl.— {Doughty.)
BESHEYR—
A village surrounded by a low wall about 14 miles from Masqat. The streets are
wide, clean, and irregular, and the houses are mostly constructed of wood and thatch.
There are a few plantations, and a fair is held weekly.~{Palgrave.) This place is no
doubt identical with B5shar (bin-'Amran) {q. v.),
BETTERA (A l)—
Some extensive ruins in North-Western Arabia, lying, about 20 or 25 miles south-west
by south from Ma'an, in an open valley containing low walls of dry masonry. The
main ruins are situated on some rising ground, where there are a few columns standing.
Beyond, in the desert, are some heaps of stones, evidently collected from the fields by
cultivators in former days. The name Bettera is probably an Arab corruption of
Petra.— {Doughty.) 1
BEYAR (Ain)—
Apparently a spring, in the Euphrates valley; it is situated near the western edge of
Bahr ohmanyah and some 15 or 16 miles north-west of the town of that name.