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annual circuit. Coming up from Nejed to near Aleppo 

 in the spring they cross the desert to the Euphrates, and 

 return into Nejed for the winter. They are the largest 

 and most powerful of all tribes, and have by far the 

 greatest number of horses. They are divided into 

 several tribes, and these again into sections or sub- 

 divisions. The Fedan-Anezah has nine divisions : Me- 

 hed, the people of Jedaan (a well-known chief), Tooenis, 

 Ajajara, Roas, Shmeilat, Griebat, Roaba, and Hrisa ; 

 this last is, I believe, subdivided. Then there are Jelas, 

 Roala, Seloot, Erfuddi, Shumlan, Hayaza, and Ibu- 

 Haddal ; the Amarat, Magin, Serdyeh, Tiar, and He- 

 senneh. Last, but not the least important among the 

 Anezah, is the Sebaa, with its seven divisions — Duam, 

 Abideh, Ishhoieh, Mooeneh, Gomassa, Mooajeh, and 

 Beaieh. If not the most numerous, they have the re- 

 putation of being the wealthiest of all tribes, possessing 

 enormous herds and flocks, and they can muster 12,000 

 horsemen. 



The apparent discrepancy between this account and 

 that which has been frequently asserted and generally 

 accepted, is not difficult of explanation. Some writers 

 have mentioned that there are upwards of one hundred 

 breeds of Arabian horses, but it is generally sup- 

 posed there are three distinct breeds ; the first pure, the 

 second of mixed blood, and the third with no claim 

 to gentle breeding, although, rather contradictorily, it is 

 admitted a good deal of the choice blood is distributed 

 among animals of that breed ; and, lastly, that the 

 Nejdean horse is the best or of the highest type. 



