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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [153v] (306/328)
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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270
The first watch is that from sunset (Arabic
12 o'clock) to 4 o'clock (Arabic). When coast
ing in sight of land the " zam '' is 12
farsakhs = 36 miles (calculated by distance
between landmarks),
C.—HASA.
1. Currency. —In the Hasa ports the riyal and the
Turkish gold lira are current but the Rupee is also accept
ed. The Government of Ibn Saud has now standardised
the riyal at 40 qirsh or 160 tawilahs.
Qirsh are minted in coins of ;—
1 qirsh minted 4 tawilahs.
i qirsh minted 2 tawilahs.
i qirsh minted 1 tawilah.
The tawilah of Hasa, a brass piece shaped somewhat
like a nail and equivalent to i anna or 2 bezas, is dropping
out of the currency, but is still used in computation. The
Muscat beza is now found in use in Qatif and Jubail
only.
2. Weights—
(а) 1 ruba equal to (weight of) 12 dollars (riyals).
32 rubas equal to 1 qiyasa.
6 qiyasa or pi. quiyis equal to i mann.
24 qiyasa equal to 1 mann.
(б) The following weights are used exclusively for
rice and wheat grown in Hasa :—
1 mosumiya rice in husk equal to 10 qiyis.
1 mosumiya wheat equal to 12 qiyasa.
3. Measures. —As for Bahrein.
D.—TRUCIAL OMAN.
The currency, weights and measures of the States of
Trucial Oman
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
approximate those of their neighbours.
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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