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DARIZ—
See Sharqiyah; Baldan-al-Hirth division.
DAR J AH (Ras)—
A cape on the Mahrah coast of Hadhramaut, Southern Arabia. It forms the eastern
extreme of Qishr Bay, and is precipitous, being from 200 to 300 feet in height. The sea
breaks against it with great force during the south-west monsoon, forming large caves
at its base, which is of limestone formation. A sunken rock lies 3J miles north-east
ward of Ras Darjah. Abreast of this rock,, a short distance inland is Khor Maghsi, a
small salt water lake, which at one time, no doubt, was connected with the sea.
Between the sunken rock and Ras Darjah is a completely sheltered anchorage for
small craft during the south-west monsoon.— {Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot, 1909.)
DARR (W adi)—
See Aden Protectorate.
DARRAj (Al Bu) ( Tribe)—
A Shi 'ah tribe inhabiting lands on the right bank of the Tigris bounded on the north
by the Dujailah canal, 6 miles above Kumait and extending downstream to the
Butairah canal, 10 miles upstream of 'Amarah.
At the time of the British occupation of 'Amarah the Shaikh was Muhammad-al-
Hittab, who came in to the British, but subsequently in July 1915 went over again to the
Turks. A relation named Mut shar ibn Faisal was put in as Shaikh and has since proved
staunch. Mutashar lives in a fort 3 miles from the river and 4 miles from Kumait
on the Mudalil canal. The tribesmen are of a somewhat turbulent nature. Their armed
men number about 200 mounted men and 1,500 footmen.
The territory of the Al Bu Darraj extends inland a considerable distance towards the
Shatt-al-Hai.
Crops. —Rice, m llet, wheat and barley.
A second leading Shaikh of the Al Bu Darraj is Shia ibn Fahad, who is a junior partner
with Mutashar. A third was Sahar ibn Husain, but in June 1916 Shahar's share of the
estates was taken away and given to Mutashar owing to the former's perpetual intrigues
with the Turks and against Mutashar.
The Al Bu Darraj are a very unruly lot and Mutashar has little real influence with his
tribesmen in the inland districts, which are in close proximity to Turkish influence on the
Hai. They claim descent from the Bani Qahtan Arabs, the parent stock of all South
Arabian tribes.
Al Fartus.' —Said to be descended from the Bani Asad round Chabaish, but the latter
deny the claim. They are now split up into many sections and with few exceptions
are cultivators with (and at present subservient to) Majid al Khalifah of the Al Bu
Muhammad. They own a large number of buffaloes.
The question of taxation has always been a bone of contention between the Azairij
and Majid al Khalifah, as during a certain period of the year the Fartus cross for grazing
purposes into territory claimed by the Azairij. Prev ously many of the Fartus were
cultivators with the Azairij and a few odd families are still with Shaikh Shiwai.
In August 1916 a section of the Fartus made a raid on a few British bellums on the
DARJA-AN-NISHFI—
A pass or gorge, in the Aden Protectorate.
Tigris.
The principal sections are ;—
Al Abahi.
Al Attas .. ,
Al' Asaj rah
Al Bu Burish ..
Bait al Fahrawi.
Bait al Lunaisi.
Ras Al Bu,
Shaikh Rukn ibn Musa.
Suhaiyid ibn Sanad.
Kumaiyish ibn Ghailan.
Shaikh Faris ibn Tahir.
Al Suwailmat
Ziyarah, Al Bu
Watban ibn Daghdit.
A'thur ibn Mushatta.
Lazim ibn Jaulan.
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