'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎787] (842/1050)

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One of the many sections of the Bani Hakim (Hachaim); see rural tribes of 'Iraq.
HASHISH GHUBBAT—
A bay at the head of the Gulf of Masirah on the south-east coast of Arabia, 7 miles
wide and 9 miles deep. The shore of the bay is low, sandy and desolate throughout,
with a low range of hills inland on the western side. Near the centre of the bay is Abb
Island, a low rocky island with a small rock off its southern end. On the mud bank
near the head of the bay are two islands, Raqq and Mahot. The former is rocky and
steep, and the latter is low, sandy, and thickly covered with shrubs and mangrove bushes,
tt has a wretchedly poor hut village, from which however it is sometimes possible to
procure very good sheep or goats, firewood and fresh water. An anchorage in from 3 to
6 or 7 fathoms exists in that portion of the bay west of Abb Island. The bottom is mud.
East of the same island the bottom is sand, and the depth only —3 fathoms. (Bed
Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot, 1909.)
See also 'Oman, south-eastern coast,
HASHM-AL-HADDAH—
See Hushum.
HASI—
See 'Aridh (District).
HASI (S harm)—
A harbour in Hejaz, Western Arabia, about 20 miles southward of Ras Abu Madd.
The northern half of the harbour is choked by reefs, and nearly half of the eastern part
of the remaining portion is in a similar condition ; this only leaves a passage about two-
thirds of a cable wide, from the outer to the inner anchorage. The outer anchorage is
not recommended, as the space is contracted, the depth 17-—39 fathoms, and the bottom
foul. The inner anchorage is in a basin cables in diameter, with a depth of o—7
fathoms. Water, of a v ry iniiff rent quality, may be obtained from wells about a mile
from the beach.—(ifecZ Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot, 1909).
HASI (W adi-al)—
A valley running down from Hasa, on the Hejaz railway (377*9 kilometres from
Damascus) towards the Dead Sea— -(Doughty). This valley does not come within the
scope of this Gazetteer.
HASIK—
A coastal hamlet in the south of the 'Oman Sultanate, 54 miles eastward from Murbat
It is at the mouth of a valley, which is thickly wooded with small trees, and is situatep
at the head of a marsh which was once a bay. Hasik was formerly a considerable town
and a place of importance in the district. It now contains 15 families, 300 sheep and
and a few date and cocoanut palms; brackish water from a well is available.
-{Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot, 1909.)
HASIKI—
A village, in Southern Arabia, lying behind Jabal Samhau {q. v.), on the confines of
the great desert, and inhabited by the Bin Sa'id section of the Qara tribe. Here frank
incense of the best quality is obtained.
HASI N AH—
A Bedouin tribe mentioned by Palgrave.
HASKlYAH—
The most westerly of the Kuria Muria Islands, in the Arabian Sea. It is 15 miles
from the nearest point on the mainland, IJ miles in length and | mile in breadth; its
southern e id risi ig in two conical peaks close together, to a height of 500 feet. The
island is of granite, without a vestige of vegetation or any appearance of ever haying
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