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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [134r] (267/328)
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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233
direction is south by east. Water is in general plentiful
along the route and wells at reasonable intervals.
Miles.
Inter- Total. Detailed Report.
mediate.
15
15
MALAH ; see Route V.
18
33
SUBAIHIYAH : see Route V.
24
57
WAFRA ; see Route VI.
37
94
QAHAL (JAHALi) : Wells of good
water.
18
112
INJAIR (NUQAIR NIJAIR) : hill and
a well. Bedouins often encamp at
Ba'al 64 miles away.
18 130 MAZHARAH : Water from wells near
Nu'airiyah hills which lie 5 miles, to the
west.
23 153 ANT A ('NTA) : village of 250 houses,
good water sufficient for irrigation, also
a large fort and khan built in 1931.
24 177 BAKHA : water from springs ; fodder
abundant in village.
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
is passed.
30 207 DHABATIYAH : wells of good water.
45 252 ABWAB : wells with good and abundant
water.
20 272 HUFAIRAH : good supply of water.
Here the QA TIF—RIYADH route is
crossed.
26 298 AIN DAR : wells.
26 324 UYUN : village, spring of excellent water
and some wells.
20 344 HOFUF.
There are variants to the above route as :
KUWAIT to QAHAL via SHU'AIBAH (25 miles,
south-south-east of KUWAIT) and SALIP.
KUWAIT via LAQIT (25 miles, south) QURAIN,
MARAGHAH, HAMDH and NU'AIRIYAH to ANTA'
and thence as described above.
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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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- 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