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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [17r] (33/474)
The record is made up of 1 file (235 folios). It was created in 1933-1948. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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O'
the Hasjid-al-Badr
in the western portion of the town* A tenth, the Hasjid
Darwazat-al-Jahrah, is probably going to be converted
into a Jami , . Kuwait was originally a walled town, and
is said to have had seven gates on the landward side in
1874, but since that time it has more than doubled its
size and the sites of the old gates are now known to very
few; of one only, the Darwazat Jana’at >
which was the second in order from the east, do any traces
remain. For many years Kuwait remained an open, undefended
town, but in 1920 a new wall was built by the late Shaikh
Salim. The present wall is a litt& over four miles in
length. Form Has ’Ajuzah it runs approximately south
west for two and half miles, then west by south for a lit
tle over a mile, and then west by north to the sea, which
it joins a quarter of a mile beyond the property of the
American Mission. The wall originally left the sea at
Bas Ajuza itself, but, as the foreshore there is very
shelving and an enemy could have worked round it at low
tide at a considerable distance from it, a subsidiary
wall was built afterwards, running roughly east and west
from from the Bunaid-al-Qar creek. There are three gates
p
the Dawazat-al-Burai’ ■> leading to Hawaii,
Dimnah, nriri the coastal villages of the Adan district,
the DaiWzat Naif,!^^^ ,also called the Tarwazat-ash-
Shamiyah > on the main roed to Ne «) d > ^ the
Dawazat-al-Jahrah leading to Jahrah. The wall is loop-
holed for rifle fire throughout its length, but the loop
holes are so small and so badly constructed that only
a very limited field of fire can be obtained. In addi
tion to the three gates which are protected by towers,
Mulla
from the Sufat to the
there is a round shaped Bastion or Qulab^as it is called
about every two hundred yards throu^iout the length of
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This file contains a number of reports concerning different aspects of life in Kuwait, including its geography, history, flora and fauna, weather, political administration and leading personalities. Unless otherwise stated, the reports' author is Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait).
The reports appear as follows:
- Note on Kuwait in 1933 incorporating Geography, Administration, History and Trade (folios 2-62)
- Note on Villages of Kuwait State (folios 63-76)
- Note on the Various Districts in Kuwait, Kuwait Neutral Zone, Summan Area , Hussaim and Suda (folios 77-104)
- Notes on the "Batin" Valley, and "Dibdibba" Country (folios 105-120)
- Note on the "Shaqq" Depression (folios 121-123)
- Note on "Failakah" Island (folios 124-130)
- Note on Native Craft of Kuwait (folios 131-135)
- Note on the Prevailing Winds of Kuwait (folios 136-138)
- Note on the Different Kinds of Fish found at Kuwait (folios 139-144)
- Notes on the Drinking Water (Wells, etc) available in Kuwait Town, in Case of Military or Naval Operations (folios 145-147)
- Notes on Personalities in Kuwait (folios 148-154)
- Notes on Kuwait (folios 155-159)
- A report on Kuwait Dhows (with odd notes attached at rear) written by Alan Villiers in 1939 (folios 160-183)
- Leading Personalities of Kuwait written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in 1942 (folios 187-198)
- Who's Who in Muscat written by John Baron Howes in 1942 (folios 199-209)
- Conditions in Kuwait written by Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy in 1947 (folios 226-228)
Some of the reports contain handwritten notes in Arabic, notably when giving place names and geographical information.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (235 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 237; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/179
- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:237v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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