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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [122v] (244/328)
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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Around Muscat the country is quite unsuitable for
armoured cars or mechanical transport. The follo-mng
routes are fit for ears and light lorries.
A good motor road runs from Muscat over a pass to
Matrah, two miles, winding through that town, it passes
the landing ground and barracks at Beit-el-Felej, three
miles, to Ruwi four miles. From Ruwi the road becomes
the main route to the hinterland, and has been used by
light cars. Up to Ruwi it is fit for 30 cwt. lorries.
A track passable for cars which could be improved to
take light lorries runs north from Matrah along the coast
to Sohar and Shinas. This journey can be done in a day.
A second track runs south from Ruwi along the coast to
Sur. This can be used with some difficulty by motor
traffic as far as Quryat, 56 miles.
The above three roads are the only approaches to
Muscat and Matrah by land. The only other way of
approaching is by goat tracks over the precipitous hills.
In the Winter of 1938 an exploration party of the Oil
Company motored to Baraimi Oasis by the route in the
interior and returned to Muscat by Sohar and the coast
route. The motor traffic on the later route has now (1939)
increased considerably.
For a detailed report of the main routes see Part II.
7. Transport available.- —The only means of transport
is by camel and donkey. Transport inland from Muscat
and Matrah is carried on by means of pack animals and
is expensive and difficult owing to the rugged hills of the
interior. About 50 camels and 100 donkeys can be col
lected at a few hours notice in the region of the larger
towns. More could be collected at longer notice.
In Muscat town there are about 24 motor cars available,
mostly old four cylinder Fords. There is no wheeled tramc
mtside Muscat or Matrah.
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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