"رحلات في آشور، ميديا، وبلاد فارس، بما في ذلك رحلة من بغداد مروراً بجبل زاغروس وصولاً إلى حمدان، في أكباتانا القديمة، والبحوث في أصفهان وأطلال برسبوليس، ورحلة منها مروراً بشيراز وشابور وصولاً إلى ساحل البحر. وصف البصرة، بوشهر، البحرين، هرمز، ومسقط، وسرد لحملة ضد قراصنة الخليج العربي، مع رسومات توضيحية لرحلة بحرية لنيرتشوس، والمرور ببحر العرب إلى بومباي. [‎٤‎٥‎٣] (٥٨٢/٤٨٤)

ISLAND OF ARAB.
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ation of pearls to India, and the importation of the manufactures
and productions of that country, for the supply of all the eastern
coast of Arabia, and the interior of that peninsula.
The island of Arad is of nearly the same length as the prin
cipal one of Bahrein, but is exceedingly narrow, particularly to
wards the centre, where it is hardly half a mile across, and at its
widest parts, which are nearest each extremity of its length, it is
not more than two miles over. The direction of its length is
nearly north and south, and its centre is in lat. 26° 15 / north, and
long. 50° 40' east, making these islands to bear about south half-
west from Bushire, distant one hundred and sixty-five miles. On
the northernmost point of Arad is a small town among date-trees,
called Semahee ; and in the centre or narrowest part of the island,
another village; but the principal town, which is called Maharad,
or Maharag, is seated on the southern extreme, and is nearly as
large as Minawah, being defended with two forts, with bastions, one
at each end of the town, and a wall surrounding the whole. From
this last end, over to the larger island of Bahrein, which, lying
nearly east and west, stands almost at right angles with the former,
there is a ferry by boats, which are constantly going night and
day. The strait of separation between the islands is, at least, six
miles in breadth; but being full of shoals, it does not admit the
passage of ships through it.
The harbour is thus formed by these two islands ; one lying
north and south, and the other east and west ; and good shelter
is afforded by them from all but north-west winds. Though the
approach to the harbour is rendered difficult by the foul ground
and shoals, yet, these being of coral, the water is so finely trans
parent as to admit of their being seen at a considerable distance,
which renders the navigation comparatively easy, requiring only
careful hands stationed to look out aloft, and guide the vessel
through them by the eye. One of the greatest disadvantages of the
port, is the distance of the anchorage for ships from the shore,
which is often four or five miles. His Majesty's ship Favourite