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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎453] (472/1050)

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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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BUK—BUS 453
BURKAT—
A section of the Bani Hakim (Haeliaim), one of the rural tribes of 'Iraq {q.v.).
BCRMA— ,
A site of considerable ruins in the Ard-as-Sawwan, north-western Arabia It lies
from 33 to 40 miles north-east from Ma'an. The Syrian Hajj route runs within three
hours journey of it.— {Doughty.)
BURQ (Jabal).—
Some hills in the Nafud desert, in northern central Arabia, lying about 10 miles
eastwards from the 'Alaim-an-Nafud {q.v.),—{Huber.)
BURQA' (Al bxj)—
A hamlet on the west shore of 'Abbadan Island {q.v.),
BURQAN—
A hill in ^Adan {q.v.) t
BURRAH—
(Qasr-al)
BURSAN (Tribe)—
See Mutair.
BURUM—
See Burum (Bandar).
BURUM (Bandar)—
A bay on the coast of southern Arabia, situated at a distance of about 17 mileq
west by south from Mukalla, the port of Hadhramaut. Between the northern horn of
Has Burum and the bluff point of Radham, it is nearly 1J miles wide and it affords a
secure anchorage during the south-west monsoon, but is open to easterly and north
easterly wmds. Landing is at times difficult on account of the surf and rocks on thV
beach The to™ of Burum is in the north-western angle of the bay; it is surrounded
by date trees and stands at the foot of an offset of the range of hills, bout 1 100 feet hi^h
which here extends down to the sea and forms a bold and rocky coast. This wretchedlv
built town, of which the population is about 500, is under the chief of the Buhaishi tribe
who has several small tribes tributary to him. Ijilli, a white mosque on an eminence a
short distance from the beach, may be plainly seen from the offing. Rain falls in
November, December, July and August, and sometimes heavy showers in April and
May. Good water is to be obtained at Burum, also firewood, sheep, fowls, eggs onions
and pumpkms Tobacco and dates are the chief produce, and a brisk trade is done
during the south-west monsoon, when Buriim becomes a port of refuge
The best anchorage during the south-west monsoon is in from 5 to 7 fathoms cmnrl
holding ground, with the town of Burum bearing north-west, but a ground swell rolls in
—(Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot 1909.) 0118 m •
BURtJM ( Ras)—
A headland on the coast of Hadhramaut, southern Arabia, situated at a distance of
about 19 miles south-west by south from the port of Mukalla. It is a bold, dark crazsv
point, composed chiefly of limestone ; its highest point is visible 38 miles distant a
V pilotTmT^' eXtendS 3i Cable3 eaStward £rom Aden
BUSAIRAH—
See Hillah Qadha.
BUSAITIN—
Tntn^l!^ 11 COa3t oI 1 M t uharrai l in Bahrain, 1 mile north of Muharraq
Town. East of the village is a date grove about 300 yards in length by 200 in breadth;
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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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1 volume (523 folios)
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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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