Collection of Wells, springs and camping grounds: Persian Gulf and Arabian coast

AIR 5/1268 [c.1930]
Description

This file contains overseas geographical information from the Air Historical Branch of the Air Ministry relating to wells, springs and camping grounds at the Gulf and Arabian Coast. It lists their names in English, and contains details of their location, geographical features, nearby population centres and man-made structures where appropriate. Included in the list is the location where Sheikh Salman Bin Di'aij Al Khalifa, a relative of the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa, was murdered by bedouins in 1900. The list also indicates locations which serve as meeting places for bedouin tribes.