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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [89r] (177/328)
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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147
CHAPTER IV.
R esources.
1. Water Supply. —In the towns on the coast water is
obtained from wells. The details given in Chapter II.
show the normal state of the water supply in the differ
ent towns. As the state of water available varies in
summer and winter, and depends on the extent of rain
fall in winter, the information can only be approxi
mate.
In the interior there are a number of streams. Water
being particularly plentiful at Dhaid and in the fertile
Baraimi Oasis.
The Sharjah Port obtains its water from a group of
twenty wells situated about two miles east of the fort
in three gardens, over an area of ten acres. The water
is brought in daily on donkeys and in the fort there are
tanks to store 3,200 gallons. The water from these wells
is excellent and does not turn brackish. It is estimated
that approximately 320 gallons per well per day can be
drawn.
In this area there is sufficient camping space and water
for a battalion.
In the fort itself there is a saline well and a condenser
plant which can produce 240 gallons per day in an
emergency.
2. Oil. Petroleum Concessions, Ltd., are interested in
* number of the Trucial Sheikhdoms. The following
if their position now (1939) in the various states
Dibai and Sharjah, concessions are held for 75
years. Concessions and political agreements
signed in 1937.
Ras-al-Khaimah, the option expired in 1937. A
political agreement was signed in March
1938 and in December exclusive exploration
rights were obtained for three and a half
years.
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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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- 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