Area Handbook for the Peripheral States of the Arabian PeninsulaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 201 pages |
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Abu Dhabi agricultural Ahmad Ajman al-Shaabi Amir Arab Arabian Peninsula army Bahrain border Britain British Buraimi century coastal Council currency desert Dhufar Dubai Eastern Protectorate economic Egypt Egyptian established export Federation force foreign Hadhramaut Hajar highlands Historical Background Hodeida Ibadi important independence industry interior Iraq Islam island Kuwait City leaders major Matrah ment miles military million modern Muhammad Muscat and Oman Muslim National Liberation Front nationalist Nizwa officers Oil Company Omanis Ottoman percent Peripheral Persian Gulf political population port production Qatar Ras al-Khaimah region religious Republic Republican Rub al-Khali rulers Sallal Saudi Arabia Sayids schools Shafi Sharjah shaykhdoms shaykhs Shiites social South Arabia Southern Yemen Soviet Sultan of Muscat territory tion towns trade traditional Treaty tribal tribesmen troops Trucial Coast Umm al-Qaiwain United Kingdom United Nations Wadi Wahhabi Western Zeidi imams Zeidi tribes