'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [153r] (305/328)
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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(c) A special measure for dates, is the galla—
40 waznas equal to 1 galla.
4 gallas or 10 Bahrein manns or 1 rafa (i ton
English) equal to 1 Hasa mann.
1 galla Qatif equal to 16 Bahrein ruha's or
64 lbs.
(d) The carrying capacity of local craft is described
in terms of " gallas "—
1 galla (a basket of dates) = 2 manns or 1 cwt.
20 gallas equal to 1 ton.
Therefore a vessel said to have capacity of 200
" gallas " would in English terms have a capacity of 1|20
of 200 i.e., 10 tons.
3. Measures—
(а) 1 dhra (standard of measure) equal to 18 ins.
2 dhras equal to 1 war or yard.
2 yards or from tip to tip of the outstretched
arms equal 1 ba' or fathom.
Also used—
1 shibr {i.e., span) approx. equal to 9 ins.
2 Shibrs equal to 1 dhra.
(б) Distances by road are described in farasakhs
(farasakh = 3 miles) but more commonly iu
hours (sa'at).
(c) Among date cultivators a rather loose measure
of time is in use called Wadha. It serves to
denote the period during which a cultivator
may use all the flow from a common spring.
The " wadha " is the space of 12 daylight
hours, and is divided into | wadha J wadha
i wadha, etc,
(d) At sea, watches called "zam" (pi,, ''za-wam")
are used, " zam " is a four hour watch.
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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'
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- 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