"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎١‎٩‎٩] (٦٨٨/٢٤٨)

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MASQAT 1199
Najne.
Position.
Nature.
Remarks.
to the north-east.
There are 1 donkey,
4 cattle and 30
sheep and goats here,
but no boats. The
palms number 800.
Bistan ..
3 miles south of Mas
qat Town.
Village of 20 huts of
Bani Wahaib who
are cultivators and
date growers.
There are some wells
here. Animals are :
20 donkeys, 20
cattle and 200 sheep
and goats. Date
palms number 1,400.
Qantab ..
4 miles south-south
east of Masqat
Town.
Village 20 of dwell
ings, mostly huts,
of Bani Hasan.
The people fish and
grow dates by irri
gation from wells.
The Sultan of 'Oman
occasionally goes
to stay at this place.
There are 5 donkeys,
4 cattle, 30 sheep
and goats and 400
date trees.
J issah (Bandar) . ■,
5 miles south-east of
Masqat Town.
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See article Bandar
Jissah.
Yiti
About 1 mile inland
on the right bank
ofWali Maih, just
above its junction
with Wadi-al-Hilu.
Village of 60 houses
of Bani Wahaib,
Hadiyln, Bani Bat-
tash of the Ma'ashi-
rah section, and
some Baluchis.
The people are fish
ermen, boatmen and
carriers.
There are 10 camels,
35 donkeys, 10 cattle,
400 sheep and goats
and 1,200 date
palms.
Khairan* (Bandar)
10 miles south-east
of Masqat Town
immediately west
of Ras-al-Khairan.
Anchorage and vil
lage. The ancho
rage consists of a
bay protected by 2
islands ; it is fre
quented by fishing
boats only, but
could be used by
larger vessels ; the
bay extends with
shoal water for a
mile southwards and
ends in a swamp.
The village consists
of 30 huts of the
Ma'ashirah section
of the Bani Battash.
The people are fisher
men and dive for
pearls in their own
locality. They own
2 or 3 small fishing
Badans and some
Horis, There are
no animals
• See Admiralty Plan, No. 2372-2869.