'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎877] (938/1050)

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Tribe.
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Jahaxsh
Jaiyash (Al Bu)
Jalihah
Janabiyln
Jatajah
Jarawinah
Jashsham
In the Nasriyah tract in
the Qadha of Karbala.
In the Nasriyah tract in
the Qadha of Karbala.
In the Qadha of Samawah
In the Qadhas of Diwani-
yah and Hindiyah: in
the latter their settle
ments are chiefly between
Tawairij and Rajibah,
on a branch of the 'Abd
'Auniyat canal from the
Shatt-al-Hindiyah.
On the left bank of the
Euphrates below the
Bilaim tiibn and above
the town of Musaiyib:
this is the tract called
Jaruf.
In the Qadha o t Hindiyah
In the tract called Nas
riyah in the Qadha of
Karbala.
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Remarks.
A tribe of about 200 fighting men,
Shi'ahs. They cultivate and breed
cattle and have about 100 horses.
A Shi'ah tribe of about 1,600 souls,
cultivators and cattle breeders.
They have only about 50 horses.
The Jahaish were formerly a section
of the Zubaid, but they are now
generally regarded as an independ
ent tribe. They are on terms of
enmity with the Al Bu Sultan.
A large settled Shi'ah tribe of culti
vators and cattle breeders. The Al
Bu Jaiyash include the following
sections :— 'Antar, Hamamrah,
Huwaish, Al Bu Jarad, Jarib, Najairis,
Rubayi', and Shanabirah.
The Jalihah are allies of the Al Bu
Fatlah mentioned above. They
are roughly estimated at 8,000
persons, but have only about 100
horses. They live chiefly in huts,
but at Rajibah they have some
houses. The Jalihah are Shi'ahs.
According to some authorities the
Al 'Abdullah above are a section
of this tribe, also the Baraji'.
The Janabiyin are mostly Sunnis,
but some of them are Shi'ahs,
They are reputed brave and gen
erous ; they live as agriculturists
as watchmen, and sometimes as
thieves. They have no fixed houses.
The Janabiyin are said to be about
10,000 souls. A large number of
this tribe are said to have settled
in Baghdad City. The rural Jana-
biyin are friends and allies of
the Mas'ud.
A Shi'ah tribe of about 1,500 souls.
Many of them find employment in
the date groves about Hillah.
A Shi'ah tribe of about 5,000 souls.
They live in tents and huts, culti-
vate and breed stock, and are said
to have 600 horses.
Sunnis.
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