'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎740] (795/1050)

740
HANlFAH
Name.
Position.
Houses
and
inhabitants.
R emarks.
property of the ruler
of Riyadh. Sup
plies are very limit
ed. Water is from
wells 8 to 14 fathoms
deep. Some of Ibn
Sa'ud's horses are
kept here.
Kabash (Abul)
On the right bank of
the 'Ammariyah
tributary of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hamfah at a dis
tance of several
miles up it.
No permanent in
habitants, but visit
ed in the agricultur
al season by about
10 cultivating fami
lies, from other
places, viz., Fadhul
from Dara'iyah and
Malham and inferi
or tribes from 'lib.
There are no dates,
but the usual cereals
and melons are
grown. The wells
are 6 to 12 fathoms
deep.
' Ammariv ah
At the head of the
'Ammariyah tri
butary a few
miles above Abul
Kabash.
60 houses, viz., 20 of
Dawasir, 10 of
Sabai', 10 of Bani
Tamim and 20 of
inferior tribes.
There are 5,000 date
palms and some
other fruit trees, but
no vines. Water is in
wells at 8 to 18
fathoms.
^Ib
On the right bank of
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hamfah 4
miles below Malqa.
50 houses, viz., 20 of
Sabai'; and 30 of
inferior tribes.
The date palms are
estimated at 6,000
and there are also
citrons and figs.
Lucerne, melons and
the usual cereals are
grown. Part of the
cultivation is on the
further side of the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. . The depth
of the wells varies
between 4 and' 12
fathoms.
'Audah ..
On the right bank of
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hanlfah 1
mile below 'lib.
30 houses, viz., 10 of
Fadhiil, 10 of
Sabai' and 10 of
inferior tribes.
Part of the cultiva
tion is on the further
side of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Ham
fah. The usual
cereals are grown
and there are also
citrons, figs, melons
and water melons.
The number of the
date trees is esti
mated at 4,000.