"ملاحظات ميدانية: بلاد الرافدين. هيئة الأركان العامة في الهند. فبراير ١٩١٧". [ظ‎‎٢‎٦] (٣٥٠/٥٩)

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Khor Sabiyali so as to pass immediately south of Umm Qasr
and Safwan to Jabal Sanam and thence to the Batin. On
the south the Turks had no station nearer to Kuwait town
than Musallamiyah Island; the Shaikh’s boundary on the south
may be considered to run westwards from Jabal Manifah on
the coast to Nta’ and onwards to Warbah. It is a task of
great difficulty to circumscribe the Shaikh’s territories on the
remaining sides with even approximate accuracy. Shaikh
Mubarak stated (1904) that on the north-west his influence
reaches to the Batin and somewhat beyond it, and that on the
west the inhabitants of Summan, but not those of Dahana,
acknowledge him; and his assertion is to some extent borne
out by known facts in regard to the occupation of Hafar, which
Ibn Rashid, though at one time he seized it, was unable for
long to retain. We may therefore consider that the Shaikhdom
is bounded between Jabal Sanam and Hafar by the Batin,
and the south of Hafar the border is the line dividing Summan
from'Dahana as far south as the point where that line is inter
sected by the route from Wabrah to Riyadh.' These being the
limits of the Kuwait Principality its length from N.-N.-W. to
S.-S.-E. is about 190 miles, and its breadth from E.-N.-E. to
W.-S.-W. about 160 miles.
The maritime possessions of Kuwait consist of the islands of
Bubijan, Warbah and of Failakha, which, with its northern
and southern outliers of Mashjan and ’Auhah, is situated at
the mouth of Kuwait Bay, and of the islets of Kubbar, Qaru
and Umm-al-Maradim.
Kuwait Harbour.—A remarkably fine bay some 20 miles
long and 10 miles wide, stretching approximately east and
west, forms an excellent and flourishing harbour. The sur
rounding country to the southward is low-lying, level, and of
the ordinary desert type, stretching away as far as the eve
ean see. The “ Hill Fort ” shown on the charts, some 7£
miles south-east of the town of Kuwait, stands 180 feet above
sea level, and is a conspicuous object when entering the bay
from the sea. It is a well-built square erection, with towers
at the corners. There is a small village to the south-east of
this fort on the coast, nestling among palms and other trees.
For anchorage and landing see page 105.
With the exception of some sand-hills immediately to the
south of the town, which are referred to in grater detail further