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'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES. 1903.' [‎13r] (32/120)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (55 folios). It was created in Sep 1903. 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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BAHREIN ISLANDS.
21
BAHREIN (or BAHRAIN) ISLANDS.
(See Admiralty Charts 20 and 2837 b.)
. ’J' hese lsl ands are situated off the S. shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in the great gulf between the A1 Katr promontory (on the E.)
and Ras Lanura (on the YV r .). The chief islands are
(a) Bahrein. Twenty-seven miles long (N. and S.) by 10 miles
broad ; chief town, A1 Manama, at the N.E. point.
I here is a belt of very fertile land, 2 to 3 miles wide,
along the A. shore, but the remainder of the island is
barren.
(4) itfaWai.—N.E. of Bahrein Island, from which it is
separated by a strait about 1 mile wide, nearly all
s lallovv; it consists of a strip of low sand averagino- half-
a-mile in width and of horse-shoe form, the conve'x side
to the N. It is 3 miles broad E. and W., and 3 £ miles
long from the N.W. point to the extreme S.E. point.
A 1 M C anam°wn ^ Muharrak on the S - W - point, opposite
The population of the islands is about 60,000. About half
the males are engaged in the pearl fisheries, on which the pros
perity or the islands mainly depends.
I he climate is stated to be comparatively good.
. ^ ie va i ,ie of the exports in 1901 amounted to 650,429/., the
in ?P ( ? r f s t 0 JP 5 »507/. ; thirty-seven steamers entered the “port
of Bahrein, and there was large sailing traffic * The islands are
governed by the sheikh of Bahrein (resident at A 1 Manama),
who is under British protection.
The British Government is represented by an Arab a ff ent,
who lives at A 1 Manama.
Al Majiama, Muharrak, and Bahrein Harbour .—The positions
of the two towns have already been stated. They form prac
tically one seaport. r
Al Manama, with about 8,000 inhabitants, is built alono- the
shore for about three-quarters of a mile. The houses are mostly
poor the only conspicuous building being the sheikh’s residence,
on which the flag is shown.
Muharrak is as large as Al Manama and has about the same
population.
The approximate distance of Al Manama—Muharrak (Bahrei
Harbour)—from—
Al Katif -
Bussidu
Bombay
Bushire - _
Fao
Khor Abdalla (head of) -
Khor-ash-Shem
Kishm Town
Koweit - - _ .
is
39
93
53
33
33
33
33
35
38 miles.
257
1,374
163
247
254
309
320
33
53
53
33
33
33
33
232
n Passage
distances.
/•70 x re \ for 1902 Exports, 736,921
V'Vfl tons) and 794 sailing vessels (28,i
imports, 888,041/. 66 steamers
tons) entered the port. 1

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The file contains a printed report published by the 'Admiralty, Intelligence Department (No. 694). September 1903.', providing a compilation of available information of naval, military and political value about various locations in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Gulf of Oman. Places described include Muscat, Mussandam Promontory, Khor Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘], Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm], Khasab, Pirate Coast [Arabian Coast], Bahrain, Kuwait, Fao [Al Fāw], Basra, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], Bushire, Lingah and Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas].

Much of the information was extracted from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot, 1898. The report also includes an 'Official statement of British Policy with regard to (1) the proposed Baghdad Railway; and (2) Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. generally' given in the House of Lords, 5 May 1903; and advice on collecting information on defences such as defended areas, minefields, ordnance and under-water defences.

Two hand-stamps appear on the front cover and on folio 3, which read, 'War Office Library 27 Nov 1903', and, 'Mobilization and Intelligence Dept. 27 Nov 1903'.

The volume contains seven maps.

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1 volume (55 folios)
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The volume contains a frontispiece (f 3) followed by a table of contents (f 4), a list of maps and plates (f 6), a report divided into thirty-seven sections (ff 8-36), an appendix divided into seven sections (ff 36-52), an index to principal places (ff 52-53), and a map pocket holding two maps at the end (f 57).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 57; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: an original printed pagination sequence is present in parallel throughout.

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