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ALW—AMA
ALWAN—
A canal branching off from the left bank of the Jarrahi river. The depen
dent population consist of Ka’b of the A1 Bu Banaidar section. The canal
irrigates 20 fadddns of cultivation.— { Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
’ALWANIEH—Lat. Long. Elev. 290'.
An Arab encampment in Southern ’Arabistan, situated at the foot of a
range of hills of the same name, rising to a height of 1 ,-300 feet. It is usually
made the second stage from Nasirieh (45 miles) by the Bakhtiari caravan
route. ’Alwanieh is a very vague term. There is no village nor even
a permanent camp to give it a definite application. The encampments
consist of mud and reed huts, with a population of some 100. The people go to
Fallahieh for the date harvest. There are a number of wells, and at the foot
of the hills is a hollow containing grass and water after rain. Supplies are very
limited, and there is no fuel obtainable near. The water is scarcely drinkable.
Thefrontierof the Shaikh of Muhammareh lies between A1 Ghawas (5 miles
distant on the road to Wais) and ’Alwanieh. It is stated, and is credible, that
shallow wells anywhere in this tract bounded by the hills will yield a constant
water-supply if kept in use, but dry up if abandoned.
’Alwanieh is the property of the Bakhtiari.
Temperature of ’Alwanieh on the 1st August was 95° to 115°, the latter
being maintained till late at night. At noon, it was 115° and at 3 p.m.
120°.— {Burton, 1903— Arbuthnot, 1905— Lorinier, 1906.)
AL ZAHRAO—
A division of Bavieh tribe (q.v.).
’AMAIREH (JAZIRAT-UL-)— Lat. 31° 13' 30" N. Long. 48° 39' E. Elev.
[ An island on the river Karun, opposite Kut-ul-’Amaireh .—{Foreign De
partment Gazetteer, 1905.)
’AMALEH or AMAK—
A sub-division of the Gulak section of the Pish-Kuh division of the Lur-i-
Kuchak tribe in Khuzistan. The ancestors of this tribe were originally
employed by the Valis of Luristan as their immediate servants. Several
of its sub-divisions are still called after the services that their members
used to perform. They inhabit fixed dwellings about Khurramabad and
Tirhan in summer, and Saimarreh and Kuhdasht in winter. They number
2,000 families, and their sub-divisions are as follows :—
1. ’Amrai at Saimisi.
2. Amir.
3. Naukar-i-Umrai.
4. Naukar-i-Amir, with seven branches.
5. Mutamad, with four branches.
6. GushikI (“ living in the corner ”)• ^
7. Ahangir (“smiths”)-
8. Gurzibur (from “ gurz ”, “ a club ; ” employed as road guards).
9. Kurnaukar (“ the blind servants ”).
10. Chigini, descended from the Kurdish tribe which resides in the province of Kir-
manshah ; it has nine branches.
11 . Rumiani, nearly extinct.
12. Mirakhur (“the stud grooms”).