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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [108r] (215/328)
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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basin formed by these hills at the head of the Bay of
Muscat.
Muscat consists of a walled town and an extensive col
lection of unwalled suburbs. The town fronting the har
bour is about half a mile in length from east to west and
extends a quarter of a mile inland. The wall is built on
the south and west sides and has towers at intervals. On
the east side the hills are precipitous and no wall is neces
sary. The main gate, is on the west side, the Bah-ul-
Kebir, through which runs the motor road through the
majority of the suburbs and to Matrah. The Bab-us-
Saghir, on the road to the village of Sidab, is on the south
side.
On the seaward side are two forts built on cliffs, about
150 feet high, on either side of the beach in front of the
town. They are of Portuguese construction and that oa
the east side called Jalali is used as a jail. The one on
the west side is called Mirani. They are now of no mili
tary value.
Small blockhouses command the approaches of the town
from the land side.
The water supply of the town comes from wells situated
about half a mile up the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-ul-Kebir which receives the
drainage of the surrounding hills. The water, though
plentiful, is slightly brackish. The water is stored in tanks
joined by an aqueduct leading to the landing place south
of Mirani fort. It can be supplied to ships by stand
pipe.
Many of the houses of the town are well-built structures
of two or more storeys. The suburbs consist mostly of
mud huts, but some of them contain a few fairly good
houses. Post and Telegraph Offices have been established
by the Indian Government. The town is connected by
cable with Bushire and thus with all parts of the world.
The British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and Consulate and the Sultan 's
palace are situated on the sea front. South of the
Consulate is the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
hospital, and behind the Consulate
in the town is the R. A. P. rest house and wireless station.
A small electric light plant has recently been installed in
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)
- Physical characteristics
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