'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎794] (849/1050)

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HAUTAH
Name.
Position.
Hilwah
Quwai'
Wusaitah
Apparently a very
few miles to the
south of Hautah
town.
To the north-east of
Hilwah and con
nected with that
village, but actual
ly nearer to Hautah
town.
Between Hilwah and
Quwai'.
Houses
and
inhabitants^
houses ; 'Anizah of
the Daud section,10
houses ; Qahtan, 20
houses; Bani Kha-
dhir or inferior
tribes generally, 600
houses. The chief
divisions of the
town are sp id to be
Fariq A1 Husain
Salaiyib, Qil'ah,
Dhahirah and Sadr.
There are about 300
houses, viz., 170 of
Bani Tamim; 30
of Dawasir of the
Ghaiyithat section;
20 of Fadhul; 20
of Sabai' of the
Khathlan section;
10 of 'Anizah of
the Baud section;
and 60 of Bani
Khadhir.
30 houses, viz., 20 of
Bani Tamim and
10 of the Bani
Khadhir.
A Qasr of
Khadhir.
Bani
Remarks,
to, or is called after,
the valley below
the town; the bulk
of the palms are said
to be situated in the
Hautah valley below
its junction with the
tributary from Hil
wah and above its
meeting with that
which comes from
Hariq. Besides
dates the ordinary
crops and fruits
of southern Najd
are grown. The
wells are deep and
camels are used to
work the water lifts,
which are beyond
the power of bul
locks and donkeys.
The town is largely
commercial and has
a bazar of about 80
shops. The inhabit
ants own about 500
camels, 50 horses,
50 donkeys and 100
cattle: a number of
the camels are em
ployed in trading
caravans.
There are the usual
dates, fruits, cereals
and lucerne; the
wells are not quite
so deep as those of
Hautah town, say
18 fathoms. Camels
number about 300,
donkeys 50 and
cattle 100. The
date plantations are
very dense.
Resembles Hilwah in
its general character
istics, but livestock
are proportionately
fewer.
A considerable date
grove belongs to this
place.