'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [15v] (30/328)
The record is made up of 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket). It was created in 1940. It was written in English. 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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Hafar inclusive. It then turned south-east and included
the wells of Safa, Qar'aa, Haba and Warba ; the village
of Anta'a, and joined the sea at Jabal Manifah. By
the above agreement this territory was handed over
to Ibn Saud, but the Sheikh's family entertain hopes of
recovering it when opportunity offers.
2. Sea Littoral. —Kuwait Bay is a large inlet with an
extreme length, east and west of 20 miles and a maximum
width north and south of 10 miles.
3. Physical Geography.—As a whole the territory of
Sheikh of Kuwait is a sterile desert with few oases,
devoid of features other than the isolated hills or ridges
which break the surface and serve as landmarks. Such
hills are Warah, Barqan and Qrain Iving 25, 30 and 40
miles respectively south of Kuwait town, and the triple
hills of Minaqish 25 miles to the west of it. The long low
ridge of Musanna running north-east by south-west
between the Dibdiba and the Batin, east of Hafar, also
deserves mention. The only well marked valleys of any
size are those of Batin and Shanq. The soil is generally
gravel north of Kuwait Bay and in the more southerly
districts it is partly sand and partly clay. In winter
the country is everywhere passable for " M. T. and
armoured cars, and in summer it is possible to get to
fill F IT -T, car - A™* 11111 ™ is almost entirely con
t'd the fZ r e of the only oasis of an y size '
negligible. V '' a " RS of the Q US1 ^ 5 but supplies are
diameter ^ SOme 1° feet dee P and 3 to 6 f eet
sCt wel^ 1S ^ brackish - ^ckish and
North of Tnlim requeutly found close to each other.
is nraeticailv in scm th-west part- the country
brackish mav Vipprf CSS ra ^ n wo 'ls thnt are usually
oracRisn may become sweet for a while.
4 - Pfpcts.-yhe Principality of Kuwait comorises
Kabd and a "shaqq Zor ' Qara ' ah ' Ad -
wfdttRummat.®^ ■ iS ""."1 section of the sreat
n is a depression varying in breadth
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This volume contains geographical information and maps about the Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It was produced by the General Staff, India, and printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Simla, 1940.
The volume is divided into two sections: 'Military Report' including general descriptions of Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Muscat and Oman (folios 6-127) and 'Routes' (folios 128-164) including maps of:
- The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Oman, and Routes in the area (f 158);
- Kuwait Area (f 159);
- Bahrein, Hasa and Qatar (f 160);
- Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (f 161);
- Muscat and Oman (f 162);
and sketches of:
- Bahrein Oil Company's area and important places (f 163);
- Sharjah and Dibai [Dubai] (f 158).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket)
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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 several maps which are stored in a pocket at the back of the volume, on number 164.
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- Title
- 'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:156v, 158r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence