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'File 4/1 General Information regarding Kuwait and Hinterland' [58r] (115/474)
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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ridges vary from a quar
ter of a mile to several
miles in width, that
known as Jabam ^ being
the largest; the plains
are fran li to 7 miles
broad. After leaving the
Dahana, the ground is
level for 10 miles to the
wells•
Rumhiyah 24 miles Wells with wa- After crossing a broad
y south. ter 200 feet watercourse called
deep, situated Tairi^f^ 5 , the track
in a dry tor- crosses a plain of red
rent bed, para- sand into the district
llel to 8c south of Urmah ^^
of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Thamamah^i/ Jj 'j
There is ano
ther group of
wells called
Rumah y 8
miles further
west.From here
a branch road
runs off to
the south-west
via Ivla jraa
and the Waal
V/utarjJ* uO to
Sidus, about
90 miles off.
Banban
45 miles
south by
west.
A ruined tower
and a few cul
tivators} huts
Plenty of good
water at about
15 feet.
The track ascends rapidly
into the hills which
form the western bulwark
of Urmah. After crossing
three watercourses, it
passes through a gap in
hills called Khanasir
and descends into
an open plain. The route
passes a few miles to the
east of Khafs where
there is a lake some 500
yards long.
Riyadh 58 miles See Article.
* , south by RIYADH.
^ eas-U
Across a series of plains
and low ridges then over
onen.stiff clay ground.
There is an alternative route from Kuwait to Wafrah via Laqit
where there are 50 wells of slightly brackish water;
Laqit is 25 miles south by east of Kuwait, and it is 31 miles
from there to .Vafrah.
There is an alternative route from Wafrah via Wabrah, 84
miles south by west, instead of Habah, but this is rarely used
as the water of the Wabrah wells is very much inferior to that
of Habah. In the Summer time, however, it is not uncommon to
go to Wabrah first and then on to Habah.
Travellers occasionally pass to the east of Hafar-al- T Akk
without visiting it, but this is unusual.
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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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