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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [67r] (133/474)
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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of Bficember and continues till spring. The radish,
called Ruwaid ^yy begins early in the year and
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outlasts the onion. The leek or Baqal is sown
afresh every year; it is cropped like lucern and yields
16 crops in the season. Clover or Halbah and
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cress or Rashad j are small and short-lived crops;
these herbs are only used for seasoning. The brinjal
or Bahriyan O L; -> V ' the bindi or Eamiyah and
the tomato ▼ which has no Arabic name - come early in
the year and do not last long, but are exported to
Kuwait Town.
There are about 2500 date trees at Jahrah producing
about 600 maunds of dates per annum; practically the
whole of the fruit is eaten as Ratab, that is, in the
yellow or semiripe state. The date plantation of
Saiyid Khalaf, a relation of the Naqib of Basrah, is
considered the best. Only about 50 tons of grain are
exported yearly to Kuwait Town, but the agriculture of
Jahrah might be greatly extended if more capital were
sunk in it.
Irrigation. The crops enumearted above are mostly
irrigated and are grown in enclosures formed by low
clay walls - some of these walls were formerly eight
or nine feet high, but were lowered after the battle of
Jahrah in October 1920, as part of the scheme for the
defence of the place. These gardens are mostly on the
south east side of the village, between it and the Q,asr<
al-Ahmar. A little of the wheat and barley is grown
by rainfall alone, but the area of such cultivation is
very small compared with the rest. The water for irri
gation is brackish; it is raised in skins by donkeys
which pull,by walking down an inclined plane that
slopes away from the well. There are 19 large wells
with an average depth of 20 feet. The Shaikh of Kuwait
has a windmill to raise water for the irrigation of his
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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