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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [79r] (157/328)
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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127
Tliey belong to numerous distinct tribes. The country
is, tribally, one of the most intricate and perplexing in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
As a result of the slave trade in former times, there is
a large negro element.
\\ ith the exception of a few thousand nomadic and
semi-nomadic Bed'ouins of the interior, who raise herds of
camels and goats, and engage in a little cultivation the
bulk of the people live by the sea.
In summer pearl diving employs most of the able-
bodied men. In winter, though some take part in the
ordinary fisheries, the majority are unemployed being
supported by the pearl boat owners during the' slack
season.
The people are divided between the Hinawi and Grhaiiri
political factions.
J» ere rr? as a • civil war betweei1 these two factions in
1722. The distinction is racial and religious, Hinawis
being of \emeni stock and the Khawarij sect and
Ghatlrib of Nejdi stock and Sunnis. But the distinction
cannot be too closely insisted on as there is apt to be re-
groupmg In general, however, a Hinawi will not ally
with a (jhann against another Hinawi, though he mav d<
«o against another Grhafiri.
The population of the principalities of Abu Dhabi and
inbai lean mostly to the Hinawi faction. The maioritv
are Sunnis (Malikis).
The people of Sharjah, Ajman, Umm-al-Qaiwan, and
Kas-al-Khaimah belong mostly to the Ghafiri faction, and
a great many are Wahabis, though not of the militant
order.
There are^ very few Europeans in the
Trucial Oman
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
,
personnel of Imperial Airways and the oil company form
e majority of those that there are. The former being
stationed in Sharjah. There are a number of British
coast 6 7 Indian traders, in the chief towns on the
8. Numbers and Tribes.—The following list gives the
approximate numbers of the population in the chief
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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).
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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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- 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