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77. Table of the pearl banks on the Arabian side from Kuwait Town
to JRds Tan Hr a 7c.

No. N nmo. Vernacular. Poslllou. 'Rviubks.

1 Ghamldhah A.JiXjyX On the const, 6 miles In the jurisdiction
s south of Shi’aibnh of tho Shaikh of
villngo in tho Ku­ Kuwait.
wait Principality.
2 Qalai’ah axjIqJI On the coast nt Ras* Do.
nl-Qalni’ah.
3 Dohat-az-Zarq On the coast, midway Do.
between Rns-al-
Qnlai’ah and Rus-
az-Zor.
4 Rus-nz-Zor »)i] ur1; On tho coast, at Ras- Do.(
az-Zor.
6 Kh.ua n On tho coast, near the Do.
Khor-al-’Ami inlot,
about 6 miles south
of Rfis-az-Zor.
6 Hadd-al-H i m ft- On tho coast, 9 miles Do.
rah south of Kim an.
7 Nuwaisib On tho coast between Do.
Hadd-al-Hirafl, r a h
and Ras Bard-hnlq.
8 ±Jard-halq o1- y. On the coast at Ras Do.
Bard-halq.
9 Kliafji On the coast at Ras- Do.
al-Khnfji.
10 Qmnrat-al-’An­ adir I ij+'i At sen, 16 miles east • v
yah of Rfis-al-Kbafji.
On the coast, 4 miles' In the jurisdiction
11 'Usili
south of Rns-al- of tho 8hnikh or
Khafji. Kuwait.
12 Umm*as-Silml « At sea, about 5 miles This bank and those
JU~J) fl north-east of Hadd- following it to
al-Misba’ab. No. 24 inclusive
are said to form
an irregular ebaiu
reaching from the
neighbourhood of
Hadd-al-Mi6ha’5b
to a point at sen
about 60 miles
east of that cape.#
Banks Nos. 12 to
24 nro given
roughly in the
ordor in which
they occur from
west to east.

directions would however lake the banks into very deep water. Probably
* These
he chain is more parallel to the coast.
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