'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎549] (580/1050)

DIB—DIB 549
The chief points of interest are the following :—
Name.
Position.
Nuture.
Remarks.
'Amarah (Umm-al-)
10 miles west of
Shaqq on the
same parrallel of
latitude as Riqa'i
in the Batin.
A depressed tract
adjoined by very
slightly elevated
ground.
Water collects here
after" rain and there
are said to be traces
of old and deep wells.
Hamir (Umm-al-)
6 miles east of
Riqa'i in the
Batin.
A Khabrah or hollow
in which water col
lects.
The land rises from
this place to the
bank of the Batin at
Riqa'i in 5 or 6
distinct terraces or
ridges. These drain
towards Umm-al-
Hamir.
Hiran (Abul) ..
About 22 miles
west of Shaqq,
on the direct route
from Kuwait
Town to Hafar in
the Batin.
A1 large Khabrah fed
by at least one line
of drainage.
It is enclosed on the
east by a natural
ridge. The water
holes contain water
for a month after
ordinary rain.
Musannah *,
Extends from a
point on Falaij-al-
Janubiyah, a few
miles south of
Hafar, to Umm-
al-'Amarah, and
thence subsides to
the Shaqq valley.
An undulation which
runs from west-
south-west to east-
north-east, rising as
it goes, and forms
the highest part of
Dibdibah.
Musannah is a ridge,
but it is barely per
ceptible and easily
escapes notice.
Qara'ah
15 miles south-east
of Sala', on the
western border of
Shaqq.
A low plateau
Nasi grass is produc
ed here which the
Bedouins collect and
sell at Kuwait
Town.
Sala • • .,
8 miles east-north-
east of Abul
Hiran.
A ridge .,
It is rather higher
than the ridge to the
east of Abul Hiran.
{Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,)
BIBIS (A bu)—
A lake in north-eastern Arabia, situated some 8 or 9 miles to the west of Karbala. It
has a length of nearly 5 miles, and a maximum breadth of about 1} miles. The water-
kvel stands at 61-7 feet. The lake is fed from the Hindiyah, branch of the river
Euphrates by means of the Husainiyah canal which passes through Karbala.
DIBISAH (Tribe)—
See Hajir (Bani).