Hofhuf, one of the chief towns of the Arabian district of El-Hasa, situated a short distance inland, over against the islands of Bahrein in the Persian Gulf. It has a fortress, believed to have been built by the Carmathian princes. It has been in the hands of Turkey since 1872. Pop. 25,000.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 731
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