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'Military report on Arabistan (Area no 13)' [54] (69/364)
The record is made up of 1 volume (178 folios). It was created in 1924. It was written in English. 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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quarter, consisting of brick houses, Subba of mud huts and
serifash, the Town, one-third of which are mud and two- thirds
brick houses and Sabakh, in which all houses are of mud. Two-
thirds of the town belongs to the Shaikh of Muhammarah and
one-third to Haji Rais. The state of the town in spite of its
modern improvements is still highly insanitary, the only kind of
drain being a channel cul down the centre of each street. In
the town towards its eastern end are the residence of the Persian
' Karguzar' and the Telegraph office.
Outlying appurtances of Muhammarah are the Customs
House—originally built as a Governor's palace—at the mouth
of the Karun upon its right bank, the quarantine station and the
doctor's quarters, which are a little further from its mouth on
the left bank, and were constructed in the first place for artillery
and infantry barracks respectively.
The British Consulate stands on the right bank of theHaffar,
and the British cemetry is some distance inland from the Con
sulate, at the place where the date groves of Hizan give place
to open country. The village of Kut-ush-Shaikh on 'Abadan
island, opposite to the town is practically a suburb.
( h) Water. —The water at Muhammarah is, of course, plentiful
and good from the rivers, but is not to be obtained from wells,
as the water found in them is salt and brackish. Water is also'
to be obtained from the various cuts and nallahs, but doubts
are entertained as to its wholesomeness, owing to its flowing
through the gate groves, where vegetable matter grows thick
ly on the banks. The water from the Bahmanshir or Haffar
should always be procured, if possible, for drinking, being
supposed to be much more wholesome for drinking than that
of the Shatt-al-'Arab ; while the creek or irrigation water should
be avoided, being impregnated with the foul vegetable matter,
through which it passes.
(c) Inhabitants. The inhabitants of Muhammarah are
chiefly local Arabs belonging to the Hilalat, Bait Chenan and
Mutur divisions of the Muhaisin; but there are also numerous
Arabs descended from Bahraini refugees, some natives of Dizful
and Shushtar, a few merchants from other parts of Persia
about 100 families of Sabians and 300 families of Jews and'
Christians.
Accommodation for travellers is afforded by 9 4 Husainiehs.'
These are buildings primarily set apart for the readings and
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Military report on Arabistan [Khuzestan] province, compiled by Air Headquarters, Iraq, and printed in 1924 (Simla: Government of India Press).
The report is organised into nine chapters (with subsections), each covering a different subject, plus appendices, as follows:
Chapter I - History (General; Ancient; Modern; Political Attitude).
Chapter II - Geography (Boundaries; Area; General description; Altitude; Mountains; Rivers (Navigable); Other Rivers and Fords; Towns; Villages; Tracts of land; Islands; Fortified places; Political divisions).
Chapter III - Climate (General; Temperature; Winds; Rainfall; Mirage; General Medical and Sanitary Conditions; Chief diseases; Conditions affecting Aviation; Conditions affecting Operations).
Chapter IV - Economic Resources (General; Labour; Agriculture; Livestock; Manufactures; Power; Commerce; Customs; Banking; Revenue; Tables A, B and C).
Chapter V - Ethnography (General; Population; Races; Religions; Languages).
Chapter VI - Tribes (General; Armed Forces; Tribes in relation to possible centres of disturbance; Political Attitude; Military Considerations; Tribal Action; Punitive Measures; Recapitulation; Tribal Lists (separate index in alphabetical order)).
Chapter VII - Personalities (General; Personalities (in alphabetical order); Index to Personalities (in alphabetical order)).
Chapter VIII - Communications (General; Communication with the sea; Inland Water; Methods of travelling; Railways; Telegraphs and Telephones; Postal; Aerodromes; Possible aerodromes; Wireless Communication; Visual Communication; Principal Routes).
Chapter IX - Administration (General; Government Establishments; Northern Province; Southern Province).
Appendices: A. Bibliographical Notes; B. Weights and Measures, Coinage and Time; C. Glossary of Topographical Terms; D. Karun River Regulations; E. Concession granted to the 'Nasiri Company'; F. Customs Schedule; G. Anglo-Persian Oil Company [APOC].
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- 1 volume (178 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a table of contents at the beginning (folios 4-5) of the volume, with numbers referring to printed pagination. At the back (folios 171-177) there is an index, arranged alphabetically, with numbers also referring to printed pagination.
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Foliation: the sequence is circled in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 180.
Pagination: there is also an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Military report on Arabistan (Area no 13)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:4, 1:344, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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