The tribe is the largest ana most luential in the Sharqiyah (Eastern Province of the sud tanat.). The people are intelliget, and, besides the multivation of dates, engage in trade, mostly with Zanzibar, in ghee, Msh, sotton and hides. Their rumbers afteradaoine seem to be increasing and they are spicading all over the Sharqiyah. Thair strength may be five thousand with two or three thousdnd rines as cood as quality as can be found on Oman. birty miles west of Khaburah on the Batinah. They are also found in big settlements in and around Khaburah. Their populations about three thousand and they have good rifles not exceeding a thousand. They are normally peaceful, but are old enemies of the Beni Umar, and more recently of the Awardr. They are formidable fighters, and a fracas in which they were involved with the Awaris la Polaruary 1950 naar Khabazrah and sib, was only prevented from serious development huy the prompt intervention of Saiyid Mard, the Sultants brother then Wall of llasnaah, and their famirah Shaikh Sultan bin Sall, and Shaikh Itchamed bin Wr, who have a good 2014 over then. Shaikh Sultan bin Salt is dy with the aitan, and is very friendly towards Britisbers. The tribes chief pursuits are cultivation, Weaving and trade with Sharjah and Dubai. The present opoutaion of the Ibrahin is about two thouson, and chxir rifles wey amount to half that number, Their largest settlement is at Ilarrah in Oman proper, but they are also to be found in Dhahirah and Western Ilajar. Normally peaceful, they are, however, at fued with the Bezi. linah. They are a fairly intellimet people, mostly engaged in canel rearing and driving, and sone are traders of quite
