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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [123r] (245/328)
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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213
CHAPTER IV.
R esources.
1. Water Supply, —Springs and streams abound in the
billy districts of Oman and in Ja'alan, but elsewhere the
supply of water depends entirely on wells and varies in
amount and quality. The water available at the ports
along the coast is plentiful and good, although the extent
available varies in summer and winter.
The tables in Chapter II show the normal state of the
water supply in the different areas, the information
therefore can be only approximate.
Muscat and Matrah obtain their water from wells
around the towns which collect the water from the suav
rounding hills. In Muscat there are tanks for the
storage of drinking water and an aqueduct leading to the
wharf south of Mirani Fort. Water can be supplied to
ships alongside by stand pipe and there is a water
lighter of 45 tons capacity to supply vessels at anchor.
2. Camping Grounds. —There are no billeting faci-
lities in either Muscat or Matrah, neither is there any
space near the towns for a camp. The nearest camping
ground is in the area of the landing ground at Beit-el-
Felej, three and a half miles inland, where the Levies
have their barracks. Between here and Ruwi village,
approximately one mile, there is ample flat ground, good
and plentiful water being available from five wells in the
vicinity. At Ruwi is an extensive market and cultiva
tion supplying Muscat with vegetables. There is ample
fuel and date palms grow in the area. An infantry
brigade could easily camp here.
Other possible camping grounds, all capable of taking
an infantry brigade are at :—
Sohar. —Between the palms and the beach, or north
west of the town by the landing ground. Water is
plentiful from numerous wells. Fuel is unlimited. A
little lucerne wheat and sugar are grown. Sheep ar«
plentiful.
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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