- 10 - PART II The Trucial States ABU DHABI V. BURAIMI Masudi has run dry and the pumps have been removed 7. The Najadat live in Al Ain and in the plains to the east of Jabal Hafit. The Bani Qitab and Ahbab are to be found in the desert to the north and north-east of Buraimi. DUBAI 2). Desert Steppes (a) Bani Qitab. The Shaikh of the Bani Qitab in Dubai is still Mohammed bin Ali al Huwaidin. Matar bin Saif is a knowledgeable Mansuri Rafiq of the Bani Qitab whose mother fled to them with him in the past. He still regards himself as a stranger amongst the Bani Qitab and has no control over the tribe. (b) (c) Bani Yas, especially Mazari, Hawamil, Subais, Rumaithat and al bu Falasah SHARJAH I.Town and the villages of Khan and Haira No al bu Shamis have been mentioned even though Haira has been included. I suggest that Mr. Edes report on Sharjah_written in 1956 might be referred to. The same goes for Dubai). II. Sharjah Desert steppes 1. Bani, Qitab. Nomads living in the Gharif plain which runs between a north south line from Dhaid to Jebal Faiyah and the main mountain range and in the sands between the Gharif and Shrajah. They also live in the sands to the west of Tawi Yidaiya and Tawi Salim. Shaikh: Mohammed bin Ali al Huwaidin (aged 70 approx:) cousin of the above Said bin Huwaidin nephew of the AXE Mohammed, Ali bin Abdullah Mohammed lives in the Dhaid area and Said in the_Jebal Faiyah area Z Said is at present south of Jebal Bahais . III. Hamriyah not an island 7 A. Al bu Shamis Shaikh ..... His son Hadif lives in Hamriyah IV.
