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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [151r] (301/328)
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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265
TIWI—KALHAT.
S^hrs. on foot.
KALEAT—BELAD-
ES-SuK.
3| hrs. on foot.
crossed and all are difficult. Between
Wadis " going " is easy. 2| hours after
TIWI, small village of HAIDHA is
passed (spelt HAIWA on Admiralty
chart) it lies i mile to right of track
at foot of mountains.
3^ hours from TIWI, village of KAL
HAT (115 houses) : one large pro
minent tower with garrison of two of
Sultan's Askers and two smaller un
occupied towers. A ruined building
south-east of village, said to be relic of
Persian occupation.
KALHAT is situated in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
of same
name, though also called
WADI
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
BENI
JABIR. Camping ground : east of
village : uneven and stony. Water :
from" 4 wells at 12 feet, depth of water
3 feet slightly brackish.
Fuel and camel grazing : plentiful but
scattered.
Route continues in general direction
south-east " going " easy. 2i hours
from KALHAT is HAFAR (a few
poor huts and well with 1 foot of water
at 6 feet).
i hour from HAFAR, is RUHIA with
two wells with li feet of water at
feet. Just before reaching BELAD-
ESSUR a fort is passed with garrison
35 Sultan's Askers.
BELAD -ES-SUR : large village : camp-
' ing ground ; on ridge south-east of
village : level and extensive.
Water : plentiful from more than 80
good wells. Transport : about 3U
donkeys could be hired. Fuel ^plenti
ful. Grazing : plentiful ; lucerne
available.
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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