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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [622] (665/1050)
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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622
FAR—FAS
ascent on the east bank for about a mile.
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Faruq consists of a labyrinth of smal)
sandhills, but it produces firewood which is brought in by Bedouins for sale at Hofuf.
The valley is occupied in the autumn by the 'Ajman, and at times it is infested by
raiding parties of the Al Morrah and Manasir.—(6W«eer of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
i
' Leachman, 1912.)
FARZAH—
A village in (Bat-ha) Farzah [q. v.).
FARZAH (B at-ha)— t.
According to Palgrave this place is a wooded hollow, amid high peaked granite hills
situated in 'Oman to the south-westward of Sib. He describes it as being covered with
verdure except in one part of the valley where a patch of clean sand is spread out over
some extent. By the side of this he states there was a place bearing a striking resem
blance to a chateau of Louis XIIl's time, such as is to be seen in Central France. It con
sisted of a central pavilion with side wings symmetrically arranged, open balconies run
ning round the first storey, and steps leading up to the principal entrance. He states that
it was the most European-looking construction that he had found in Arabia ; that it
was erected by Sultan Sa'id, by western builders under his orders; and that around it
stood long ranges of stables and outhouses.
More than half a century has elapsed since Palgrave visited Farzah, and in spite
of the palace it contained, it is not possible to identify the place. Perhaps Fanjah, in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samail (q,v.), is intended. A like mystery enshrouds the hamlets of Khabb
(Kh5dh ?) and Ri'an which are also mentioned by the same traveller,
FARZAN ('Am)—
See Kharj.
FASAL—
/See Biyadh ; part I.
FASAS (A l)—
In the Dahanah, north-eastern Arabia, between Khadhra on the Darb Zubaidah and
the Hafar wells in the Batin. The itinerary for Ibn Rashid's horses which are shipped
at Kuwait for the Indian markets, is given by Doughty as follows Hail to Khasiiah
9 stounds ; Baqa'a, 8 ; Khadhra, 18 ; Al-Fasas, Umm Arthama (the well there 32 fathoms)
28 ; Al-Woqbah, 24 ; Al-Hafar, 24 ; Riqa'i (where there is little water), 16 ; Jahrah,
(on the sea coast,) 30 ; Kuwait, 9.
FASHAH—
/See Sahtan (
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
).
FASHRAH—
/See Qor (
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al).
FASHT—
/See Sharjah (Principality).
FASHT (FASHT KHOR)—
A large coral reef of irregular shape, with an average diameter of about 3 miles, lying
about 7 miles north-west of Bahrain Island. Near its eastern extremity is a remarkable
kauhab or spring of fresh water, which is 3 feet below the surface of the sea at low tide.
As much as 700 gallons of excellent waterhave been obtained from it in a day. Pearl
divers make use of the spring in the pearling season: during the rest of the year it is
seldom visited by sailing boats.— {Gazetteer of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.)
FASHT (K atjkab F asht K hor)—
See Bahrain (Island); springs.
FASHT ( I sland)—
See Farasan (Islands and Bank) bank, western side.
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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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