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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [743] (798/1050)
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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HAN—HAQ
743
HAKNAI (Q al'at)—
Three hours west of Samawah on the Euphrates.
HANQlN—
See (
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
) Sabai'.
HANSI—
A village in the valley of the same name {q. v ).
HANSI (W adi)—
One of the tributary valleys of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al-Jizi {q. v.) f in the Western Hajar district of
the 'Oman Sultanate.
HANTAH ( Abu ). A camel in 'Iraq} see Majar-al-kabir.
HANUN (Shakhat Bait)—
See 'Abbadan.
HANYURAH (R as)—
A headland in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
on the western coast of the great 'Oman promontory
and situated between the towns of Abu Dhabi and Dibai in Lat. 24° 44' N., and Long.
54° 38' E. It is the northern low, sandy point of a sandy bay 3 miles wide, into which
many Ichors open; Maraifjan is the southern low, sandy point. These points can be
seen from a distance of about 5 miles. A small cliff with a slightly overhanging top at
the head of Hanyurah Bay, and at the southern end of a little tableland 20 to 30 feet
high, can be seen from a distance of about 7 miles, and is a mai k for the bay. From
Ras Hanyurah the coast trends south-westward 24 miles to a point about 2J miles south-
westward of Abu Dhabi fort, and is fronted by the Hadd-ath-Thalai, an extensive reef
which commencing a little way north-eastward of Ras HanyCrah, extends 1J miles off
that headland. Its outer edge then trends west-south-westward 8 miles, when it is
about 5 miles from the land, and then turns south-south-westward, joining the reef off
Abu Dhabi. There is a depth of from 5 to 6 fathoms close off the reef, and the lead
is not a good guide when approaching it as the depths are irregular. The natives say
there is a boat channel inside the reef which is used by them during shimals.—(Persian
Gulf Pilot, 1914.)
HAQAIJAH—
A group of wells in Kuwait, lying to the north of the spit of land which forms the
northern boundary of Kuwait Bay. They are on the coastal route between Basrah and
Kuwait and consist of 8 or 9 wells of slightly brackish water with a few tamarisk trees,
a ruinous mud enclosure, and traces of cultivation more than 7 years old.— (Persian
Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.)
HAQAL—
A place on the east coast of the Gulf of 'Aqabah about 16 miles south of 'Aaabah.
{Hunter's Map of Arabia, 1908 )
HAQAL—
See Hasa (Al) (Oasis),
HAQAL.—
See Maslrah.
HAQlNiYAH—
A canal in the Hillah Qadha {q.v.).
HAQAQAH—
See Sadair.
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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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