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'File 35/64 Mineral deposits in Dhofar' [13r] (29/126)
The record is made up of 1 volume (54 folios). It was created in 23 Jun 1943. 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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GLOSSARY
Although I have seldom used the Arab terms and names in reference to
geographical details, such as water-holes and rock features, the maps to which
reference is made in paragraph 7 of this Report have each a 'glossary', and it is
from these that the glossary below has been compiled. The actual meaning of a
term appears to vary in different places or among different tribes, but it will be
seen from the text of the Report, e.g. paragraph 36, that the name Ayun (the plural
for Ain, a spring) is almost certainly incorrect as used as a place name, and that the
correct term should be Gelti (particularly for the water in the
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
at Hanun camp
as discussed in paragraph 38). The true springs or Ayun are those of the Garzaz.
vSahnut, Rizat, etc. However, a glossary is always useful as the terms are often
far more descriptive for local features and the like than any word in English (compare
such words as Arq, Huqna, Qauz and Qoz, with regard to 'sand dunes', or Fula,
Gelti, Ghadir, Khafs and Shaqa, in connection with water-holes).
Ad, Ado
Ain (pi. Ayun)
Anod ..
Arq (pi. Uruq)
Bahr
Barr
Beni (or Bani)
Bir
Birka . .
Biyo
Buhaira
Bur
Burj (pi. Buru)
Daggah
Dahana
Bar
Darh
Dhahab
Dohat
Duqduq
Fula
Gelti (pi. Gulut)
Ghadir (pi. Ghadran)
Ghail
Ghauba
Gheim
Hagar
white.
Hidha ..
. plain.
spring.
Hiswa ..
underground
milk.
water source.
ridge-like sand
Huqna ..
. crescent sand
dune.
•
dune.
bay, gulf, sea,
'Idd ..
well.
river.
Jabal, Jebel
mountain.
shore.
Jau
. wide valley.
tribe.
Jaub (pi. Jiban)
. depression.
well with
J azira\t)
. island.
gypsum.
Kaud ,.
. sand dune.
pool, lake,
Khafs ..
pond in a na
swamp.
tural cavity.
water.
Khila(t)
region without
lake.
H a mmad h
hill or mountain.
vegetation.
tower.
Khor ..
. creek, inlet,
rock.
lagoon, etc.
desert of sandy
Las
. shallow well in
gravel.
sand.
stone house.
Madd
. flood.
caravan road.
Madkal
. entrance.
fog.
Ma'hali
fresh water.
bay.
Ma'maleh
salt water.
cattle camp.
Marbakh
. flat sandy pas
pool, water-hole.
ture land.
water-hole in
Marsa ..
. anchorage, port.
rocks.
Makar ..
. rain.
water-hole in
May'a
. shallow lagoon
stream bed.
in a swamp.
watercourse.
Meshra
. landing place.
sandstone.
Mishash
. exiguous water
mist.
in sandy
stone, rock.
ground.
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The file contains two items. The first is 'A note on the Dhufar Province, Southern Arabia' by Gordon Noel Jackson dated 23rd June, 1943, Kuwait. This typed note is 8 pages and has sections on topography; climate; people; economy and finance; agriculture; administration; airport; security; of scientific interest; sport.
The file also includes a 78 page printed report on 'The geology and mineral resources of Dhofar province, Muscat and Oman' by Sir Cyril S Fox. This report includes introductory remarks; physical geography; details of tour; geological considerations; economic minerals; industrial possibilities. The printed report includes a sketch map of Dhofar.
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Foliation starts on first page of volume and continues to last page. Foliation in pencil in encircled numbers in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Alternative foliation system starts with 34 on f.1 and continues to f.8. ff.9-54 are a booklet; f.55 is the envelope for the booklet. Additional foliation on 4 slips pasted into the booklet (18A, 20A, 21A, 26A).
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