Al-Khalij al-'Arabi, Dirasah fi al-Jughrafiyah al-Iqlimiyah [= The Arabian Gulf's Islands - A Study in Regional Geography]

Al-Mubader, Salem Sadoun

Verlag: Dar Al-Hurria, Baghdad, 1981

Beschreibung

Original wraps with Gulf map 15x21cm. Printed by Dar al-Hurriya Printing Press, Baghdad, 182, (2)pp Arabic text. Wraps very good, rubbed; interiors near fine with faint ink stamps to the first couple of leaves. This would have been highly topical at a time when maritime borders in the Gulf were in the process of being decided. It opens with a description of the Gulf's geology, water distribution and climate, foreign ambitions, Western writers, and the importance of the Gulf in ancient and modern times. The main part is an extensive survey of the numerous islands touching on their surface, climate, minerals, water, human settlements and activities, etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5111

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Al-Khalij al-'Arabi, Dirasah fi ...

Verlag: Dar Al-Hurria, Baghdad

Erscheinungsdatum: 1981

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition