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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [34r] (67/328)
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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Nebi Sola, commonly called Jasaira, lying in the inlet
of Kabb on the east coast north-west of Sitra, has a
diameter of only i mile.
j), Bahrein, the principal island, has an extreme length of
30 miles from north to south and a maximum breadth of
ti 10 miles -
i The land surface of Bahrein is mostly flat and low-
iti lying but rises gradually to an interior plateau 200 to
ea 300 feet high, in the middle of which is an oval depression
about 13 miles long from north to south and about 4 miles
wide.-. On this plateau is the only hill on the island,
Jebel Dukhan 440 feet in height. The plateau is stony
and surrounded by a sandy plain which extends in all
directions to the coast draining generally from west to
east. On the north side of the plateau is a wide field of
ancient tumuli covering about 12 square miles called by
the Arabs Muraqib. A large inlet, Khor-el-Kabb, runs
into the east side of the island penetrating nearly to the
centre.
ai With the exception of the central plateau the northern
half of the island is covered with extensive date planta-
k tions while the southern half is sandy and barren.
3. Principal Towns. —Manama and Muharraq are the
principal towns and there are about 100 villages in the
islands.
Manama. —The political and commercial capital and
port ; extends for 1+ miles along the coast in the north
east corner of the island and has a depth of about half a
mile. The increased prosperity of Bahrein which resulted
from the finding of oil has led to the modernization of
Manama. In recent years much important work on roads,
buildings, drainage system and water supply has been
carried out. There are many fine, large buildings situated
along the sea front and there is a large and flourishing
bazaar. Good drinking water is obtained from numerous
artesian wells. On the northern shores are found the
new customs house, warehouses, piers and government
establishments. The Shaikh's town palace is situated on
the south-west outskirts of the town.
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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:
- The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Oman, and Routes in the area (f 158);
- Kuwait Area (f 159);
- Bahrein, Hasa and Qatar (f 160);
- Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (f 161);
- Muscat and Oman (f 162);
and sketches of:
- Bahrein Oil Company's area and important places (f 163);
- Sharjah and Dibai [Dubai] (f 158).
- Extent and format
- 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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- IOR/L/PS/20/C252
- Title
- 'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:156v, 158r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence