"15/7 جزر حوار" [و‎‎٢‎٩] (٥٤٠/٦٢)

3* The island is rich in gypsum and contains
good sand which is used for building in Bahrain and
also a particular type of round pebbles which are
not obtainable elsewhere* These substances are
brought by boats to Bahrain* There is very good
grazing when rainfall is normal.
At Deira As Shamaal, the northern village,
there is a sheltered harbour for launches and sail
ing boats, where normally about a dozen craft are
to be seen, a stone pier 12 feet wide extends from
the shore to the deep water about 400 feet from the
land* On the high ground above the bay there is
a stone fort with a tower, which is visible in
Bahrain, where the police post is stationed. An
attempt is being made to drill an artesian well
on the edge of the bay but water has not yet been
reached.
4. Hawar has been occupied by the subjects
of the Ruler of Bahrain since shortly after the
Khalifah conquered Bahrain, which was in 1783.
The principal families who lived in Hawar are of
the Dawasir tribe whose headquarters in Bahrain
are Zellaq and Budeya.
At no time have any Rattan subjects lived in
Hawar.
The late Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Isa, used,
until he became too advanced in years, to pay an
annual visit to Hawar. On one occasion, about
thirty years ago, when Shaikh Isa was at Hawar
a large detachment of Turkish soldiers were ship
wrecked on the island. Shaikh Isa had them
conveyed —