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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [85r] (169/474)
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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Name
Position
Nature
Remarks
Burqan
o)Js
Dasht*
Dasmah
Fantas
U—'
Fuhaihil
Funaitis.
Ghalab
(Niq f ah)
Hilu
Hi man
o
28 miles south of Hill 350 feet high;
Kuwait Town and 13 miles easy of ascent,
from the coast.
Reaches southwards
a}.ong the coast
for several miles
from Qulai*at-al-
’Abid and extends
about 3 miles
inland.
9 miles west of
Shu 1 aibah.
on the coast,16
miles south-
south- east of
Kuwait Town.
Onnthe coast,21
miles south-
south east of
Kuwait Town.
On the coast, 8
miles south of
Ras-al-ardh.
Near the coast
south of the
f Uqailah wells,
between them &
Quiai-at-a1-
Abid.
2 miles south of
Dasmah
1 mile west of
Laqit.
A barren plain
of sand and
swamp, with
here and there
tufts of Tarfah
(a small bushy
tamarisk with
a handsome
feathery pink
flower) & of
f Ardiq ( a
plant with a
white flower &
a red berry
closely resem
bling ’Ausaj).
Wells
About 5 miles
from Qulai(at-
al-Abid and 3
quarters of a
mile from the
coast is a
white sandhill
known as Bani-
yat-ad-Dasht
Brackish water.
Village
See article on
Fantas.
Village
See article on
Fuhaihil.
6 or 7 wells
12 feet deep;
water suffi
cient for 15
15 households
but slightly
brackish.
Swampy ground
covered with
Harem bushes.
To the eye this
tract appears
to be below
sea level.
Wells.
2 have good
water at 18 ft.
about 80 wells. Water good;
depth 18 feet,
there is also
a small group
of brackish
wells bearing
the same name
near the coast
about 3 miles
south of
Shu*aibah.
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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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