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3. The island is rich in gypsum and contains

good sund which is used for building in Bahrain and
also a particular type of round pebbles which are
not obtainable elsewhere, Those substance.** »>re
brought by boats to Bahrain, There is very good
grazing when rainfall i3 normal,

.d Deira As Jhawual, 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 stono pier IB 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 tho police post is stationed, .-.n

attempt is being made to drill an artesian well
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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 Bahruin, whioh was in 1783,
The principal families who lived in Ilawar are of

the Dawasir tribe whose headquarters in Bahrain
are Zellaq and Budeya,
At no time have any letter subjects lived in
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-| Hawar,

The late Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Isa, used,
until he become too advanced in years, to pay an
annual visit to Ilawar, On one oooasion, about
thirty years ago, when Shaikh Isa was ut Hawar

a lejrge detachment of Turkish soldiers were ship-
wrpdked on the island. Shaikh Isa had them
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