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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [569] (600/1050)
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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DUJ-DUM
569
on the south-east. Rather swampy, so that wheat and barley are precarious. Good
grazing for sheep.
Kumait Muqata^ahs*
This is the home farm of the Al-Bu-Darraj Shaikh. Boundaries:—South-west by
Thabi, and Thabi canal. North-east by Najm's mvqata'dh of Gassat-al-Gharbi, North
west by Mudailil canal, having the Kumait river flowing through its midst, and the Hor
Ataifiyah on the south-east at its back. The fort of the Shaikh lies on the left or north
east bank of the Kumait river.
The Gutba lands {Bani Lam Muqata 'ah) of "'Ali Gharbi.
The Gutba lands lie on the right or north-west shore of the Duj ailah river, and are part
of the Bani Lam Muqata'ah of 'Ali Gharbi.
Old Nahr Alchdhar in the Jazirah desert.
All along the edges of Jazirah stretches a line of mounds, the remains of cities formerly
grouped on the lands of the ancient Nahr Akhdhar or Green Canal, which took off from the
Duj ailah (believed to have there been the main Tigris stream).
DUKHAN JABAL-AD—
The highest hill on Bahrain Island and in the Bahrain archipelago. It is situated 13
miles south of Manamah town and is a square-looking mass of black rock, 440 feet high,
situated in the middle of the great central depression of Bahrain Island. Its colour and
appearance are however deceptive, for in common with the rest of the island it is not
volcanic, bat consists entirely of limestone. A good view is obtainable from its summit
of all Bahrain, of the encircling sea, and even of the coast of the Arabian mainland ;
the hill itself is visible from the sea at a distance of 24 miles and it forms, in conjunction
with the minarets of the Madrasah Abu Zaidan mosque, a leading mark for vessels enter
ing Manamah harbour. In certain circumstances it might be of value as a signallinc'
station.— [Gazetteer of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.)
DUKHAN (J af-ad)—
See Faruq (
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
).
DUKHN (H or-ab)—
See Nejef (Qadha).
DUKHNAH—
See Najd (South-western district).
DUKHNAH (W adi)—
See Rummah (
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-ar).
DULAB—
See Hillah (Qadha).
DUMAI (S h'ab)— •
Aden Protectorate.
DUMAIYAGH—
See Jauf.
DUMI (
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
)—
Aden Protectorate.
DUMISTAN—
See Bahrain (Island); towns, villages, etc.
DUMSUK (Island)—
See Farasan (Islands and Bank); bank, western side,
C52(w)GSB .
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:312, 312a:312d, 313:456, 456a:456f, 457:460, 460a:460f, 461:572, 572a:572f, 573:586, 586a:586f, 587:634, 634a:634f, 635:662, 662a:662f, 663:858, 858a:858f, 859:910, 910a:910f, 911:974, v-r:viii-v, back-i
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