Yemeni Sayfs? Omani Kattaras?

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

......so Al Hababi is somewhat of a MYTHICAL place then ?? To keep THIS thread on line, I have posted a new thread....Saudia Jambia for Identification.... This item was previously identified by you as Habaabi.
Stu

Salaams kahnjar1,
No I dont express doubts to its existence... and No it exists ...see the map. http://mapcarta.com/12505012 and there are now others at recent posts .. The items (daggers and I don't know what they call them down there I assume Jambia) are called Habaabi in Oman with a long aa ... from the area covered by the city of Hababi... and which appears to encompass a large swathe of the territory even up to the ASIR and on both sides of the border; Saudia and Yemen. Certainly that entire area in the heel of the Yemen would have been trading via the Red Sea ports with Oman and Zanzibar etc.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.