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Plan of the Christian cemetery at Bahrain [‎16r] (1/2)

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The record is made up of 1 plan. It was created in 1933. It was written in Arabic. 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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The plan is part of a title deed for the gift of two pieces of land from the Government of Bahrain, for the extension of the Christian Cemetery in Bahrain. The deed is numbered 364 and dated 6 Dhul-Qadah 1351, equivalent to the Gregorian calendar date of 2 March 1933. The plan shows the layout of the cemetery, including grave plots and paths, with the external perimeter indicated in red ink. All dimensions and annotations on and above the plan are in Arabic. The text of the deed is on the reverse of the plan. Both sides of the plan are signed by the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.

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Dimensions: 275 x 345 mm.

Materials: ink on parchment, stuck onto card.

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Arabic in Arabic script
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Plan of the Christian cemetery at Bahrain [‎16r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1537, f 16, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038133283.0x000020> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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