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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917' [333] (342/748)
The record is made up of 1 volume (371 folios). It was created in 1916. 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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333
E.
TRUCIAL OMAN
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Area
This region, formerly known as the Pirate Coast, extends for
more than 300 miles from the Khor el-'Odeid on the S. frontier
of El-Qatar to the S. border of Ru'us el-Jibal, the northern
promontory of Oman ; it receives its name from the permanent
truce established between the five recognized ruling Sheikhs of
Abu Dhabi, Dibai, Sharjah, 'Ajraan, and Umm el-Qaiwein by the
agreement of 1853 with the British Government. Ru'us el-Jibal
(see p. 248) is an isolated district of the Sultanate of Oman, the
Trucial frontier, between Ras Sha'am on the Gulf Coast and a spot
between the villages of Dibah and Bei'ah on the Gulf of Oman,
cutting it off from the bulk of the Sultan's territory. From Dibah-
Bei'ah the eastern frontier follows the coast for about 50 miles to
a point between Khor Kalba and Mureir, where it turns inland,
first westwards, then southwards, passing ISL of the districts ^ of
Mahadhah and Jau, till it reaches that of Khatam; from this point
the inland boundary is the edge of the Ruba' el-Khali and Jafurah
deserts, running more or less parallel to the Gulf. By far the greater
part of the region, therefore, consists of low country along the Per
sian Gulf ; only at the eastern extremity is there a mountainous
district formed by the spinal range of the Oman promontory. The
whole western part of this great area is little known and sparsely
populated, the capitals of the five principalities affected by the truce
all lying in the eastern portion.
The more important land communications of
Trucial Oman
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
"converge upon the Bireimi oasis (see p. 282), which is connected
by various routes with Abu Dhabi, Ras el-Kheimah, Dibai,
Sohar, and Hasa. Many routes cross the peninsula, linking places
on the two gulfs ; such are those from Dibai to Shinas, Sharjah to
Mureir, Umm el-Qaiwein to Fujeirah, and Ras el-Kheimah to Dibah.
Physical Character
The coast along the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
is low and monotonous ; the
hills visible from the sea in the NE. section near Ras el-Kheimah
soon recede from view. To the W. of Abu'Dhabi the shore is lined
by a labyrinth of shoals, reefs, and islands, rendering navigation
difficult even for native boats. To the E. of that place it is open,
but shallow, and exposed to the full force of the (NW. wind).
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This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1916) and contains geographical and political information of a general character concerning the Arabian Peninsula. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and War Office, from sources, including native information obtained for the purpose of compiling the volume, since the outbreak of the First World War. Separate chapters are devoted to each of the districts or provinces of the Arabian Peninsula and include information on the physical character, as well as social and political surveys.
The volume includes a note on official use, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:
- Chapter 1: Physical Survey;
- Chapter 2: Social Survey;
- Chapter 3: The Bedouin Tribes: A. Northern Tribes, B. Tribes of the Central West, C. Tribes of the Central South, D. Tribes of the Central East, Supplement: Non-Bedouin Nomads;
- Chapter 4: Hejaz;
- Chapter 5: Asir;
- Chapter 6: Yemen;
- Chapter 7: Aden and Hadhramaut: A. Aden and the Interior, B. Hadhramaut;
- Chapter 8: Oman: A. The sultanate of Oman, B. Independent Oman;
- Chapter 9: The Gulf Coast: A. The Sultanate of Koweit [Kuwait], B. Hasa, C. Bahrain, D. El-Qatar, E. Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- Chapter 10: Nejd;
- Chapter 11: Jebel Shammar;
- Chapter 12: The Northern Nefūd and Dahanah Belts;
- Chapter 13: Settled Tribes of the North-West;
- Chapter 14: Settled Tribes of the West;
- Chapter 15: Settled Tribes of the South;
- Chapter 16: Settled Tribes of the Centre;
- Appendix: Note of Topographical and Common Terms;
- Index;
- Plates.
The front of the volume includes a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Names'. Maps contained in this volume are:
- Map 1: Arabia: Districts and Towns;
- Map 2: Orographical Features of Arabia;
- Map 3: Land Surface Features of Arabia;
- Map 4: Tribal Map of Arabia.
The volume also contains fifteen plates of photographs and sketches by Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Douglas Carruthers, Captain Gerard Leachman, Dr Julius Euting, George Wyman Bury, and Samuel Barrett Miles.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (371 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in chapters. There is a contents page, list of maps, alphabetical index, and list of plates.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last of various maps which are inserted at the back of the volume, on number 371.
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- 'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:381, 384:726, ii-r:ii-v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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