'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎648] (697/1050)

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GHARAF
The following are the chief points of interest on or near the westernmost (or original)
bed of the Shatt-al-Gharaf, in order from its head downwards ;—
Name.
Mhairijah
Hai Town
QaFat Sikar
Luh (Tel)
Shatrat-al-Muntafik
NSsiriyah Town .,
Position.
On the right bank
about 10 miles
from the Tigris.
On the left bank,
about 20 miles be
low Mhairijah.
On the left bank,
about 25 miles be
low Hai Town.
About three miles
from the left
bank, some 25
miles below Qal'at
Sikar.
Four or five miles
from the right
bank about 30
miles below Qal'at
Sikar.
On the western side
of the western
most channel of
the Shatt-al-Gharaf
near its junction
with the Euphra
tes, and about 30
miles below Shat-
rat-al-Muntafik.
Nature.
A small village, the
head-quarters of a
Nahiyah of the same
name in the Qadha
of Hai. There are
about 50 houses and
5 or 6 shops.
A site with ancient
ruins which extend
for 4 miles from
north-west to south
east along the
left bank of a for-
mer bed of, or an
cient canal from,
the Shatt-al-Gharaf.
These have been ex
plored by French
archaeologists.
R emarks.
The surrounding Arabs
are Bani Rabi'ahof
the Maiyah section.
See article Hai Town,
See article QaFat
Sikar. The Bada'ah
branch of the stream
probably separates
from the Shatrah
branch somewhere
between this place
and Shatrat-al-
Muntafik below.
The country around
Tel Luh is a swamp
during half the year
and a desert during
the other half, the
town of Shatrat-al-
Muntafik lies about
8 miles to the south
west of this place.
See article Shatrat-al-
Muntafik. Some
where below this
place occurs the
bifurcation of the
Shatrah branch into
the 'Ajuzah and
Nasiriyah channels.
See article Nasiriyah
Town.