'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎872] (933/1050)

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Tribe.
'Atij
'Atub .,
'Awalid
Location.
In the Qadha of Najaf
' Ayash (ll Bu) .
On the Shatt-al- 'Arab,
chiefly between Basrah
and Muhammareh.
In and about the Muqa-
ta 'ah of Rghailah in the
Qadha of Shamiyah.
In the Qadhas of Najaf
and Shamivah.
Baluchis
Baraji' ,
Chiefly in the towns of
Karbala, Hiilah and
Kufah and at Shifathah
and Ja^arah.
In the Qadha of Hindiyah
R emarks.
The 'Atij number about 70 persons
and are Shi'ahs by religion and
engaged in agriculture. They are
probably a subsection of the Jabut
al-Wawi section of the Zubaid and
not an independent tribe.
See article 'Atub,
The 'Awabidj who are Shi'ahs in-
habiting tents and huts and en*
gaged in agriculture and stock
breeding, are estimated at 5,000
souls. They possess about 500
horses. The 'AwSbid are probably
not an independent tribe but a
section of the Bani Hasan below.
In the Najaf Qadha the members of
of this tribe are nomadic, visiting
the district with their cattle in
the winter only; in the Shamiyah
Qadha, where their fixed settlements
are, they are said to number 9,000
souls. Some settled 'Ayash are found
along the Safhah creek or 'Aqiqah
channel. All the 'Ayash are Shi 'ahs
and the majority are engaged in
cattle breeding, but the poorer
among them cultivate. The tribe
is independent but closely connected
with the Bani Hasan below.
The ancestors' of these Balush or
Baluchis, who are Persian subjects
and now number about 3,000 souls
in 'Iraq, are said to have come
from Baluchistan about 100 years
ago at the invitation of Sahib-ar-
Riyadh, a celebrated scholar of
Karbala , to assist in defending that
town against the Wahhabis.
The Baraji' are Shi'ahs and can
muster 400 men; they are friendly
with the Al Bu Fatlah and at feud
with the Bani Hasan. All are
agriculturists. They are probably
a section of the Jalihah below.