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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [50r] (99/474)
The record is made up of 1 file (235 folios). It was created in 1933-1948. It was written in English and 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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II. Route from Kuwait Town to Basrah via Q.asr-as-Sabiyah .
Umm Q.asr and Safwan. (A very old route now mever
used except by shepherds .
Halting Distance Charac- Remarks on the route
Place. from daily ter of between starting
starting point halting point and halting
by route place. place.
followed, and
average
direct ion
each day.
Jahrah
20 miles
West.
See article
JAHRAH.
Hor half the way
the road skirts the
south shore of Kuwait
Bay and for the first
5 miles it is somewhat
soft & heavy going in
conseuqence of sand,
except after heavy rain
however,it presents no
obstanle to the passages
of a motor car in the
second half the route
cresses slight almost
imperceptible undu
lations at right
angles. Wells called
Ushairij
Mulkashi and
Jirthamah /v^lr^lie on
the right and others
called Jaddiyah
Sulaibiyah '
Umm Qarah and
Qulban Yasin kr-'t
on the left of "the
route.
The following objects
are passed on the way
at 6-rr mi 3 .es Mutarafihal
a well;
at 11 rniij.es Kuwaikib
(usually
pronounced Chiv;aichib)
about 20 wells with
brackish water at 9
feet;At 15 miles
Ghadhai lx h± 3
or 4 brackish sulphu
rous wells unfit for
drinking at 17 miles
Uahraqah
a well of drinkable UTtl |-Ov .
Mudairah
19 miles One well of
North- fresh water
7/est is liable
to become
silted up
in rainy
weather.
The route runs through
stony barren ground
known as Sif, in some
places fairly high
between the Zor Hills
and the muddy northern
shore of Kuwait Bay.
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This file contains a number of reports concerning different aspects of life in Kuwait, including its geography, history, flora and fauna, weather, political administration and leading personalities. Unless otherwise stated, the reports' author is Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson (the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait).
The reports appear as follows:
- Note on Kuwait in 1933 incorporating Geography, Administration, History and Trade (folios 2-62)
- Note on Villages of Kuwait State (folios 63-76)
- Note on the Various Districts in Kuwait, Kuwait Neutral Zone, Summan Area , Hussaim and Suda (folios 77-104)
- Notes on the "Batin" Valley, and "Dibdibba" Country (folios 105-120)
- Note on the "Shaqq" Depression (folios 121-123)
- Note on "Failakah" Island (folios 124-130)
- Note on Native Craft of Kuwait (folios 131-135)
- Note on the Prevailing Winds of Kuwait (folios 136-138)
- Note on the Different Kinds of Fish found at Kuwait (folios 139-144)
- Notes on the Drinking Water (Wells, etc) available in Kuwait Town, in Case of Military or Naval Operations (folios 145-147)
- Notes on Personalities in Kuwait (folios 148-154)
- Notes on Kuwait (folios 155-159)
- A report on Kuwait Dhows (with odd notes attached at rear) written by Alan Villiers in 1939 (folios 160-183)
- Leading Personalities of Kuwait written by Major Tom Hickinbotham in 1942 (folios 187-198)
- Who's Who in Muscat written by John Baron Howes in 1942 (folios 199-209)
- Conditions in Kuwait written by Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy in 1947 (folios 226-228)
Some of the reports contain handwritten notes in Arabic, notably when giving place names and geographical information.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (235 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 237; these numbers are written in pencil 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.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/179
- Title
- 'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:237v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence