"تقرير عسكري عن شواطئ الجزيرة العربية المطلة على الخليج الفارسي، البحرين، الأحساء، قطر، عُمان المتصالحة وعُمان" [‎١‎٨] (٢٢٦/٣٢)

CIfAl'. II. (xEOGHAPHY KUWAIT.
A a m n rwalf h l? f SS 0n a? ^ <>» desert,
land qidp If i o encircles the town on the
and side. It has 3 gates and towers at regular
mu f, 0i ^ y ards - Its ^tal length is over 4 miles
I lie walls and towers are loopholed for rifle fire and in
stZ 6 where nf™ ^ fire Both lo0 ' 3hoIes and ^e
I 1 7 ^ i exist are however very dilapidated. A
fllf 11 ! sout]l - west of the town and another line
south-east of the town supply water of indifferent quality
Zj he bedouins who camp round them in large numbers
during the summer. The main water supply for the town
s brought in wooden tanks by local sailing craft from the
in or near'Knwair 0 ' "" " # palmS or ^'^on
rhe high ground of Qasr-es-Sirrah or Mishrif 6 miles
south-east of Kuwait is a good observation point. There is
a ruined fort on the top of it.
Jahra. A large village at the foot of Kuwait Bay 20
miles by road west of Kuwait. It is a place of great
importance from a strategical point of view. Besides
being on the routes to Basra and Nejd its wells are the
last before the waterless belt to the south-west is reached.
It is an important camping ground and watering place of
the Bedouin and a centre for Nejd and desert news. Its
occupation is essential for the security of Kuwait town
ai^d the Kuwait-Basra road.
The following list gives the names of the principal
villages, wells and places of interest or importance in the
dinereiit districts. It includes places which, although
actually outside Kuwait territory, are nevertheless inti
mately connected with it. It must be borne in mind that
many places named are mere halting places with no
habitations anywhere near them.