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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [‎16r] (31/328)

The record is made up of 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket). It was created in 1940. 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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from 6 miles at Hafar to 2 miles at Riqai. It starts
roughly 70 miles south-west of Hafar and runs north
eastwards to within about 37 miles of Basra.
Umm-el-Hiran is a small tract lying between the
districts of Yah on the east and Shiqqat on the west and
is in the north-west corner of the principality. It is
about 8 miles across and is situated about 25 miles north
west of Jahra.
Al-Ahatah. —East of Shiqaq and south of Safwan in
Iraq. An undulatinc: waterless desert with many dry
water-courses.
Tah. —A barren tract between Jahra and Batin tra
versed from north-east to south-west by the ridge Jal-el-
Yah, 50 feet high and half a mile broad.
Qira'a-al-Marru. —A waterless ridge 6 miles broad
north of Jahra. It has some camel grazing.
Zaqlah. —A small basin-shaped tract between Jahra
and Qira'a-al-Marru with grazing for camels.
Zor. —Chiefly a range of hills on north side of Kuwait
Bay, running north-east and south-west passing 3 miles
north of Jahra. A small valley called Jauf-el-Mutla
drains into the plain of Sif between the range and the
Bay. This plain contains numerous wells. Near the
eastern end of the range are the wells of Mudaira.
Qara'ah. —A barren sandy tract bounded on the north
by Kuwait Bay, on the east by the sea, on the south by
the district of Adan and on the west by the locality called
Kabd. The town of Kuwait lies in this district.
Adan. —An elevated sandy plain enclosed between the
district of Qara'ah on the north, that of Shaqq on the
west, Salu' on the south and the sea on the east. It
contains the group of villages known as the Qusur.
Oil has been found in this district.
Kahd.—A. locality about 25 miles south-west of Kuwait
between Qara'ah on the east and Shaqq on the west. It
is a belt of hieb eround running east and west over a
distance of 6 miles.

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This volume contains geographical information and maps about the Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It was produced by the General Staff, India, and printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Simla, 1940.

The volume is divided into two sections: 'Military Report' including general descriptions of Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Muscat and Oman (folios 6-127) and 'Routes' (folios 128-164) including maps of:

and sketches of:

  • Bahrein Oil Company's area and important places (f 163);
  • Sharjah and Dibai [Dubai] (f 158).
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1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket)
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There is a foliation sequence, which 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 last of several maps which are stored in a pocket at the back of the volume, on number 164.

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