'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [‎966] (1033/1050)

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JIZ-JIZ
from the latter and in it they journey one day. Another valley descends from the west
<dde of the Shorafat to the seaward and is named also Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. ^ajid. This passes
Beda'and goes out atove Al-Wajj. After Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Najid there s,yl into the valley
which descends from the Fara' (now Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Jizil) the deep watercourses of that harrah
side Aurush, Dokhan, Tha, Gaila, in which are tent hamlets of Moahib husbandmen.
The valley receives upon the other hand the scyl waters commg down from the wadis
of the Harairi; of which certain, as Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Jaidah, are palm valleys and husbanded by
Billi Bedouins.— [Doughty.)
JIZAN—
A small seaport town on the 'Asir coast of the Red Sea, about 200 miles south of Qunfi-
dah and opposite the Farasan Islands. It is the Idrisi's chief outlet on the sea, the
other beino Mcdi (Maidi, Midi). There is a small bazaar and fresh meat and vegetables
are obtainable at a day's notice. Water is scarce ; the supply comes from Hafa ir,
a village one hour to the eastward, at the junction of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Dhamad and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Jizan.
There is a so-called fort here. , , ^ .. . „
The Farasan Islands, opposite to Jizan, once coveted by Germany as a coaling station,
are now occupied by a British garrison.
JIZI (W adi-al)—
A valley in the Western Hajar district of the Sultanate of 'Oman which, rising in
a locality 30 miles east by south of the Baraimi Oasis, reaches the sea immediately to
the north of Sallan in Batinah: its length is thus between 35 and 40 miles in a straight
line, and its general direction is from west-south-west to oast-north-east.
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Jizi is apprently formed by the confluence of two other valleys, viz., Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Abailah from the north-west and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Kitnah from the south-west; between these two
iust before their junction, is a level expance several square miles in area known as the
Abailah plain. Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Abailah has its head in a larger plain named Hawaithah and
a well-marked ridge of hills runs parallel to it at a short distance from its left bank. The
valley contains the villages of Subaithah and Kabaidah on its left bank, at 4 and 7 miles
respectively above its junction with Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Kitnah; and 5 miles north-west of Kabaidah
is another village, Zahar, on the westren border of the Hawaithah plain. These are
villages of the Bani Ka'ab tribe, mostly of the Nawaijiyln section. In Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Kitnah
there is a village Kitnah consisting of 30 houses of Bani Kalaib of the Shawamis section.
__ ^ • 1 J ■! — WT o/IT ol Ti m •
Place.
Position.
On
which
bank.
Houses
and
inhabitants.
. R em auks.
Rabi
li miles below the
junction of Wa
dis 'Abailah and
Kitnah.
Right ..
50 houses of Bani
Kalaib of the
Hadadinah sec
tion and. of Bani
Ghaith.
Here are the remains
of a tower, perched
on a pinnacle-rock
200 feet high. There
are 300 date palms
and grain is grown.
Hail Bin
Suwaidan.
Very slightly be
low Rabi.
Left ..
80 houses of Bani
Kalaib of the
Rashaidat
, and Hadadinah
sections and of
Bani Ghaith.
The people are often
at feud with those of
Khawairij and an
noy them by cutting
off their water-
supply. There are
500 date palms.