'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎543] (574/1050)

DHUFAR PEOPER
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Name.
Position.
Nature.
R emarks.
sive but insignifi
cant.
is sought in the time
of drought. To the
north and east of
Bilad is an accacia
jungle containing
gazelle and foxes.
Dahariz
On the coast, 4 miles
east of Hafah.
Village of 100 mud
and stone houses of
the A1 Fadhil and
other sections of the
A1 Kathir. The
place is in a ruinous
condition. On the
west side are cotton
fields and a grove of
cocoanut palms.
The people are fisher
men and cultivat
ors ; there are 10
small fishing boats,
1,000 cattle and 300
sheep and goats.
Dahariz was once
the capital of Dhu
far.
Hafah ..
About 2 miles east of
Salalah on the coast,
along which it ex
tends quarter of a
mile.
i
Village of 150 houses
of stone and mud ;
some however are
uninhabited. About
25 families are low
caste fishermen; the
rest are A1 Kathir
Arabs of the Shana-
firah section.
There are a few co
coanut gardens.
There are no manu
factures.
Hamran
About 12 miles east
of Salalah and two
miles from the sea.
House and gardens,
with a spring and
watercourse, which
belonged to the late
Wali of Dhufar.
Fruit, tobacco and
vegetables are grown
here by Bayasirah
cultivators, immi
grants from 'Oman.
Hisn .. ,.
About 100 yards
from the beach at a
point half a mile
west of Hafah and
1| south-east of
Salalah.
The principal fort in
Dhufar of the Sultan
of 'Oman: it was
built several years
ago by the Wali
Sulaiman, covers
about an acre of
ground, and con
tains a substantial
there-storeyed build
ing. The entrance
is on the east side.
Outside the fort is a
small enclosed ba
zaar of 6 shops, near
which are a few huts.
Rizat ..
About eight miles
east of Salalah and
one and-a-half miles
from the sea.
A fort built by the
late Wali of Dhufar
and garrisoned by
10 levies. Near by
are some 10 mud
houses inhabited by
The lands are irrigat
ed by a water-course
from a Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. of the
same name.
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