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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [117r] (233/328)
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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4. Climate. —The climate of Oman is not unhealthy
though the heat in summer is intense and the average rain
fall scanty. At Muscat and along the sea coast generally
the climate owing to its humidity is relaxing and oppressive
«xcept in the coldest months. In winter from October to
March cold and wet weather may be encountered, and
malarial fever makes this season unhealthy. Muscat has
the reputation of being one of the hottest towns in the
world, and the thermometric observations present no cri
terion for the actual intensity of the heat, which is here con
centrated by the hills. The barren hills further sustain the
heat throughout the day until midnight. The Batinah and
the district round Sur is much cooler in summer, especially
at night, than the rocky tract in which Muscat lies. In
the interior the summer heat is dry and oppressive and
hot land winds prevail.
The ordinary annual rainfall in Oman varies between
3 and 6 inches but occasionally violent storms sweep over
the country.
The prevailing winds in the Gulf of Oman in the winter
months during the north-east monsoon are Shamals and
Nashis. The general direction of the Shamal is north-west
hut it changes with the trend of the coast. Its usual dur
ation is three days but it may last seven. The Nashi is a
north easterly wind which blows very violently in the Gulf.
During winter south-east winds called Qaus or " Sharki "
alternate with the Shamals, but only have great force from
December to April. These winds often arise suddenly and
are much dreaded by native craft ; and, owing to the fact
that most harbours in the Gulf are unsheltered, it is neces
sary for steamers to keep steam up while they are in port.
The south-west monsoon is not felt inside Ras-Al-Hadd and
only light variable winds prevail between June and Septem
ber.
Muscat and Matrah have the most sheltered anchorages
on the Arabian coast, but landing of men and material
would be much interfered with during a strong wind from
any direction and may in the case of a Shamal or Nashi
be held up altogether.
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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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- 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