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Tamlm and Zarqan. Of these the Hamaid, Hardan and Salamat are
chiefly found on the outskirts of the district.
The following is a tabular account of the principal among the minor
tribes which have their head-quarters in, or are peculiar to, this district.
Name.
Location. j
Fighting strength.
Remarks.
Faratiseh
Chai faqaisat
60, of whom 20 are
mounted and 20 armed
with rifles.
The Faratiseh are politically allied to
the Bavieh, but are said to be of Bant
Lam stock and to have immigrated from
the neighbourhood of 'Amareh on the
Tigris.
Hawashim
Muwaiileh and Aminieh
on the JSarun, and
scattered.
150, of whom 130 have
rifles but none are
mounted.
The Hawashim have 100 mules and
donkeys, and pay in their revenue at
Wais. The tribe are said to be related
to the Kinaneh section of the Bani Lam.
Jama' ..
On the Gupal stream
150, of whom 60 are
mounted and 60 have
rifles.
They are politically connected with the
Bavieh, but pay revenue at Kut-ash-
Shaikh to the Samsam-ud-Dauleh, 11-
Khani of the Bakhtiari. They draw
their fresh water at Hilweh. Their live
stock are 100 camels, 200 cattle and
2,000 sheep and goats.
Ma’awieh
Braichsh on the Karun
200, of whom 60 have
rifles and 30 are moun
ted.
At one time subordinate to the Bavieh
but now recognised as a separate tribe.
Harawuneh ..
Right bank of the Karun
between Aminieh and
id'ami and to 20 miles
inland. Their focus
is at Luqbair.
200, all with rifles, of
whom 60 are mounted.
This tribe pay half of their revenue
through the 'Anafijeh and the other half
direct to the Shaikh of Muhammareh’s
Deputy Governor at Nasiri. They
own 100 camels, 400 cattle and 5,000
sheep and goats.
Bawaieh (A1 Bu)
Li aimi on the Karun
and ifvhairabad on the
Karkheh, the latter in
the Dizful district.
200, of whom 50 are
mounted and all are
armed with rifles.
The position of the A1 Bu Rawayeh in
revenue matters is the same as that of
the Marawuneh. Their livestock are
100 camels, 200 cattle and 2,000 sheep
and goats. They bear an evil reputation
as thieves and robbers.
Shawakir
Shavveh
50, of whom 10 are
mounted and 20 have
rifles.
They are subjects of the Rhurafa of the
Hawizeh District, but their revenue
is paid through the Rhaikh of the Bavieh
with whom they are politically allied.
They have 20 camels, 60 cattle and
800 sheep and goats.
Apart from the Hawashim and Ma’awieh, all of whom are settled, and
from 20 families of the A1 Bu Rawaleh in the Dizful district, these minor
tribes appear to be entirely nomadic, and to represent a Bedouin popu
lation of about 2,250 souls. They all cultivate wheat and barley, and
some of the Hawashim are weavers.
Agriculture, trade, and communications .—These subjects are dealt with
in the general article on Arabistan, but here it may be noted that there
is an old, disused canal leaving the Karun at Ahwaz village, which runs
southwards for 30 mil£s and is lost in the marshes on the right bank of the
Jarrahi river west of Gharaibeh. On the western side of the Karun,
a canal, it is said, formerly took off at Maqtu’ and ran to Hawizeh. The
principal route is that from Ahwaz to Ramuz town, the length of which is
60 miles. It is joined by a route from Wais, at about 30 miles from Ahwaz,
passes Shakheh at 26 miles, crosses the Gupal river at 32 miles and enters
the district of Ramuz at 39 miles.
Administration .—The district is subject to the Shaikh of Muhammareh
who manages it through a Deputy Governor, with head-quarters at Nasirl,