الوضع السياسي الداخلي في مسقط وعُمان p.119

FO 371/126881 1957
22
TT Oman proper and

Muscat

3,000

1,500

5
Izki, Nizwa, Qala, Ahmed bin Khamis
Muscat, Bosha. bin Rashid bin
Hail Awanir(near Nasir

Sultan bin Rashiä
Mobailah(near Sib) bin Khamis
Mudhaiba, Sanail Sons or Hamed bin

Shamis
Ali bin Mansur bin

Goalin
Hamed bin Mana
Mond bin Khamis
Amir bin Salim
Hained bin Suwaidan

Belonging to this tribe are many
Bedouins ranging the Ruba al Khali
desert from the North to Dholar and total
strength may be 10,000 and 3,000 rifles,
A section living in Dhahirah are
Ghafiris. The Sultan does not regard the
Awamir as a Sultana te tribe, although
some sections are settled in various
parts of his territory and have become
his subject

Dhahirah
Dhahirah &
Barnah

Lower Dbark
Araqi, Maazan,
Subaikli

500
500
500

100
50

This excludes 1,5000 or more living
scattered over the Batinah and 20,000
around Gwadur

2,000

Western Hajar

Wadi Hattah and
Shinas

1,000

300

500

40

Shirs, Masna ah
and Saham

Sulaiman bin Saia
Humaid bin Ali
Nasir and Humaid

sons of Ali bin
Mater

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