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04 THE BEDOUIN TRIBES

Tribe. Sub.Tribe. Clan. Rubeikah.
F*idi, Qora N. of Umlojh R Marsfiq, B.
Eid Rirki MatYm, Slunveitah, Phawi
Samiri. E. of Umlejh Hulcyyil, Ladhali
'Abdulfah Salamah
Hibeiahi. E. of Samiri
Alim ni. Nabdh between
Umlejh and Yambo*
Ibrahim Fincighish
Hajari. Near Hibeishi
F nn m i. Wadi el*‘Eis, E. of
Umlejh
Eneini. Wadi el-cEis

Xazzah. Umlejh
IT. Malik T hobyani
Refaci (lArfii'a) Haswani, Nashuri, Wahbani
Erxvi Abu Wami, Suwoiihi.*. She­
lf ibhi, Jammali, Wady ani,
Amiri, Dhaf'ani, Labdani.

6. The Harb
The HARB are Ahl esh-Shimal. They are a powerfulaacl warlike
tribe of the Hejaz and of Nejd, occupying the coast of the Red Sea
from Yambo‘ to Qunfudah, the mountain country between Medina
and Mecca, and the desert to the north-east up to Jebel Abanat.
Inland, their country extends just across the Wadi er-Rummah.
On the south they push down to the Sha'Ib el-'Useibiyat and the
Harrat Qishb, i. e. the vicinity of the caravan road from Boreidah
to Mecca, if the Ateibah are in their southern pastures; but this
country is really the dlra of the latter.
In the days of the Emir Mohammed of Ha’il, the eastern Harb
paid tribute to the Rashid ; but they are now independent. The
clans in the Hejaz come under the influence of the Sherif, though
they pay him tribute only when it suits them. They are responsible
for the safety of the southernmost section of the Hejaz Railway,
but their connexion with the pilgrim traffic is chiefly of a less re­
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*. . spectable kind ; for they rob caravans on the Mecca road, kill and
plunder stragglers, and extort money at every opportunity. Their
‘Auf and Lehabah clans are noted highwaymen, much dreaded bv
the Pilgrimage. The Harb of the Hejaz (Beni Salim and Masrfih)
are mostly cultivators, fishermen, and carriers. The Beni Salim arc
also caiuel-breeders, and so are the Nejd clans of the Beni ‘Ann-;
but none of the Harb are specially rich in camel herds.
They are divided into three (or two?) big sub-tribes. T he Beni Salim
live in the Hejaz, though there is a small branch of the Muzeinat in the

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