An-Nibāj

An-Nibaj is the old name of the oasis district of al-Asyah in Qasim, associated with Ayn Ibn Fuhayd. It was also called Nibaj Ibn Amir after Abdullah ibn Amir, a governor of Basra entrusted with the route taken by pilgrims to Mecca and Medina. The Basra road reached this oasis before dividing: one branch ran southwest toward Mecca and past settlements near Unayzah, while another led toward Medina.