'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎789] (844/1050)

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HASCN—
See Sadair.
HASUNAH (A rdah)—
On the boundary between Muntafik and Bani Malik country north of the Hammar
Lake.
HASWAH (K han-al)—
A halting place on the Baghdad-Hillah route, 2 miles south of the spot where the roads
to Hillah and Karbala bifurcate. The khan is a one-storeyed building, with a courtyard
surrounded by 38 arched recesses, intended as lodging places for travellers. Behind these
recesses are rows of vaulted stables. A parapet wall about 4 feet high runs all round
the roofj The courtyard would accommodate 100 men, and the stables 150 animals.
The khan itself stands upon a slight eminence. Attached to it is a village of some 60
domed brick dwellings, 2 coffee shops, and a small Zaptieh post. The village owns a few
animals, but supplies except firewood are practically nil. There is some cultivation on
the north-west side.— [Newmarch, 1905.)
HASWAIN—
A village on the Mahrah Coast, Southern Arabia, about 10 miles westward of Ras
Fartak. It possesses 500 inhabitants, who subsist chiefly on fish and carry on a small
coasting trade in it. Good water can be obtained. Near the village are some date
palms.— {Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot, 1909.)
HASYAN—
Some shallow wells in Sh'ib Haisiyah {q. v.), in the 'Aridh district of Central Arabia^
HAT—
See. 'Auf ( Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Bani).
HATAB (S uq-al)—
See Manamah.
HATAB (U mm-al)—
A small islet in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , lying off the coast of Trucial 'Oman at a distance
of about 75 miles south by east from Dahah, in Qatar. It is a low sand island, about
half a mile in extent, 8 miles west north-westward from the southern Yasat island,
and possessing tufts of coarse grass. It is situated on a rocky reef with several
rocks above water off the northern end; the reef extends half a mile from the eastern
and western sides, but the southern side is clear.— { Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot.)
HATAIM—
The singular is Hataimi, and there is a distributive plural Hatman. The Hataim
are a nomed tribe of Central Arabia ; their origin is uncertain and they are not regarded
as true Arabs.
Location. —The Hataim (exclusive of the Hawazim section whose distribution is dis
cussed below) inhabit the country from Khaibar eastwards as far as the Abanat hills
upon Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -ar-Rummah and are hemmed in between the Harb on the south and the
'Anizah on the north. Some settled Hataim are said to be found in the villages of Hayat
and Thurghud in Harrat Khaibar, of Ghazalah and Mustajiddah in Jabal Shammar,
and 'Ayun-as-Suwaina' and Faidhah in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -as-Sirr. Leachman states that settled
Hataim are also to be found in 'Ayun-as-Sirr.
Disviions and Number. —Amongst the sections of the Hataim are the :—
'Awamirah Jala dan.
Barraqah. Khiyarat.
Bedowna. Mahaimizat.
Dalamlk. Madharibah.
Dammuk. Nuwamisah.
Faradassa,. Qa'abid.
Hawazim. Simrah.