Southern Arabia
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SOUTHERN ARABIA
BY
THEODORE BENT, F.R.G.S., F.S.A.
AND
MRS THEODORE BENT
WITH A PORTRAIT, MAPS, AND ILLUSTRATION
LONDON
SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE
1900
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SOUTHERN ARABIA
MASKAT
THE HADHRAMOUT
DHOFAR AND THE GARA MOUNTAINS
AN AFRICAN INTERLUDE: THE EASTERN SOUDAN
THE MAHRI ISLAND OF SOKOTRA
BELED FADHLI AND BELED YAFEI
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ILLUSTRATIONS
MAPS
SOUTHERN ARABIA
CHAPTER I
MANAMAH AND MOHAREK
CHAPTER II
THE MOUNDS OF ALI
CHAPTER III
OUR VISIT TO RUFA'A
MASKAT
CHAPTER IV
SOME HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT OMAN
CHAPTER V
MASKAT AND THE OUTSKIRTS
THE HADHRAMOUT
CHAPTER VI
MAKALLA
CHAPTER VII
OUR DEPARTURE INTO THE INTERIOR
CHAPTER VIII
THE AKABA
CHAPTER IX
THROUGH WADI KASR
CHAPTER X
OUR SOJOURN AT KOTON
CHAPTER XI
THE WADI SER AND KABR SALEH
CHAPTER XII
THE CITY OF SHIBAHM
CHAPTER XIII
FAREWELL TO THE SULTAN OF SHIBAHM
CHAPTER XIV
HARASSED BY OUR GUIDES
CHAPTER XV
RETRIBUTION FOR OUR FOES
CHAPTER XVI
COASTING EASTWARD BY LAND
CHAPTER XVII
COASTING WESTWARD BY SEA
DHOFAR AND THE GARA MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER XVIII
MERBAT AND AL HAFA
CHAPTER XIX
THE GARA TRIBE
CHAPTER XX
THE GARA MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER XXI
THE IDENTIFICATION OF ABYSSAPOLIS
CHAPTER XXII
SAILING FROM KOSSEIR TO ADEN
AN AFRICAN INTERLUDE: THE EASTERN SOUDAN
CHAPTER XXIII
COASTING ALONG THE RED SEA
CHAPTER XXIV
HALAIB AND SAWAKIN KADIM
CHAPTER XXV
INLAND FROM MERSA HALAIB
CHAPTER XXVI
MOHAMMED GOL
CHAPTER XXVII
'DANCING ON TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND, PICKING UP GOLD'
CHAPTER XXVIII
BEHIND THE JEBEL ERBA
THE MAHRI ISLAND OF SOKOTRA
CHAPTER XXIX
KALENZIA
CHAPTER XXX
ERIOSH AND KADHOUP
CHAPTER XXXI
TAMARIDA OR HADIBO
CHAPTER XXXII
WE DEPART FOR THE LAND'S END—i.e. RAS MOMI
CHAPTER XXXIII
MOUNT HAGHIER AND FEREGHET
CHAPTER XXXIV
BACK TO THE OCEAN
BELED FADHLI AND BELED YAFEI
CHAPTER XXXV
EXPERIENCES WITH THE YAFEI SULTAN
CHAPTER XXXVI
AMONG THE FADHLI
CHAPTER XXXVII
FROM THE PLAIN OF MIS'HAL TO THE SEA
APPENDICES
I
II
A. Terrestrial Species
B. Freshwater Species
III
IV
V
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