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50 ADMINISTRATION KErORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL

Province of El-Kaseem.
Population in A.D. 1820 estimated at about ... . 17,000
1805 ... 20,000
99 99 i*
Revenue in 1805 ... 70,000 dollars.
Town* and village*.—’Ancyzah, Bureydah, El-Bukeyriah (or Kow£-
rah), Feyd, Keffi, Koseybali, 'Eiyoon, Ghat, Roweydah, Asheybiah, EI- I
Shenanah, El-Shabfik, El-IIajnowi, El-Helaliyah, El-Khabb, El-Khabra, I
El-Matbuab, El-Kawee'a, El-Rass, El-Tanoomab, &c.

Province of El-Aflaj.
Population in A.D. 1820 estimated at about • • • 13,000
1865 . 2,000
99 >9 99 99
Revenue in 1805 ... 7,000 dollars.
Town* and villages—El-A'ycli, El-Bidec’a, I lari rah, Mesh all ah,
Sitfirab, &c.
Wadi-el-Dowasir.
Population in A.D. 1820 estimated at about ... 28,000
18G5 . . . 10,000
99 99 99 99
Revenue in 1865 ... 16,000 dollars.
Town* and villages.—El-Far’ab, El-Ladam, Mohallat-el-IIalatah,
El-Ma’tcelab, El-Seleyyel, &c.

Wadi Sabet.
Estimated population • • • • • • . 3,000
Villages.—El-Khormab, Raniyab, Tarabab, &c.

Wadi Shakran.
Tillages.—Bishab, El-Shakeykah, El-Jeneyah, &c.
Wadi Thauth.
Population ... • •• • •• • •• 2,000
Villages.—Mfisel, &c.

Provincb op Jebel-Shammab (independent).
Estimated population in 1820 • •• • •• 8,000
Towns and villages.—Hfieel, Mokfik, Kef fir, ’Adwab, ’Ain-Dejajah,
Haft-Ma'ad, El-Mustajeddab, Ignah, Bekaa (or Teyyibet-ism) El-Agbeyt,
El-Ula, &c.

The estimates of population for 1820 from Frencb-Egyptian account.
Those for 1805 and revenues from Colonel Pellj's Journal.