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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎716] (771/1050)

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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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HAL—HAL
HALI (J abal)—
A conspicuous hill in Asir, 22 miles north-eastward of the point of the same name,
about 48 miles south-east by east from Qunfidah, and immediately to the south of the
Qunfidah—Khamis-al-Mashriq route. It is visible to travellers along the route all the
way from the sea coast. From north of Hali point the hill appears to be a remarkable
pyramid.— {Hunter's Map of Arabia, 1908 ; Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot, 1909,)
HALI POINT—
A point in As'r, 8 miles southward from Ras Abu Kalb. It is bordered by an extensive
reef, with shoals outside it to Jhe west and south-west. No houses are visible, but a town
or village is said to exist not far inland. Good anchorage in from 5 to 7 fathoms in the
bay of which Hali Point is the western boundary.— (Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot,
1909.)
HALlB-
See Dhafrah.
HALIL (W adi)—
A southern tributary of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Shuwabah (q, v.).
HALlLAH (M izra')—
See Mansah ( Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. ).
HALIMAIN (J abal)—
See Aden Protectorate.
HALJ (K hor)—
See (Rak-al) Hajji
HALLAH—
See Fara' (Wa<ii).
HALLAH (D ohat-al)—
See Muharraq (Island).
HALLANAH (U mm)—
A locality on the right bank of the Tigris [q. v.) just below Kut-al-Amarah.
HALLANAH (U mm-al)—
See Kut-al-Amarah (Qadha),
HALLANlYAH—
See Kuria Muria (Islands).
H ALL AN! Y AH—-
A largest of the Kuria Muria Islands, being TJ miles long east and west, and 4j miles
in breadth. It lies 4i miles eastward of Soda. The general appearance of the island is
rugged, the central part being a labrynth of ravines and hills with numerous granite
peaks, the highest of which is 1,503 feet. The eastern and western ends of the island
terminate in comparatively low points. In the north the mountains end in Ras,
Hallanlyah, a bold projecting limestone bluff, 1,645 feet in height, which is the highest
point in the island. Ar Kahil Bay is to the north-east. The whole island is extremely
barren, the only description of tree being the tamarisk; there is a little grass on the
eastern side. There are now no inhabitants, although in 1894 there were four who had
not left the island for the mainland.— {Hayes-Sadler, 1894 ; Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Pilot, 1909.)

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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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