Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• A photograph of H.G. Balfour-Paul about to set off with Thesiger's guide to explore Ennedi
  A photograph of H.G. Balfour-Paul on the back of a camel in 1954, about to set off with one of Wilfrid Thesiger's former guides - named Ordugu - to explore Ennedi, in the Saharan desert in Chad. The photograph has a handwritten caption on the back.
• Agribusiness Orientation to Iran and the Dez Irrigation Project. Agribusiness Bulletin 4 (1968)
  42-page booklet published by the American Development and Resources Corporation on opportunities for investment in Iranian agricultural development, especially the Dez Irrigation Project in Khuzestan Province, western Iran.
• Al-Shuʿaybah: The first refinery in the world that runs entirely on hydrogen
  Booklet on Al-Shuaiba oil refinery in Kuwait, which operated from 1968 to 2017, and was the first refinery in the world to run entirely on hydrogen
• Almanac for the Year, 1929, Ministry of Finance, Government Press Publications Office, Egypt.
  Almanac for the Year, 1929, Ministry of Finance, Government Press Publications Office, Egypt.
• Annual Report to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said (1983)
  Annual Report to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said by the Oman Public Authority for Water Resources (1983)
• Climate of Jebel Akhdar (SAIQ). Sultanate of Oman, 1977.
  An A4 paper summarising the available climatic data for Saiq in the Jebel Akhdar. Water Resources OMA 77/001 Field Document No. 2. Muscat, January 1977. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Petroleum & Minerals. Directorate of Agriculture, Water Resources Department. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. NB. The file contains the following caveat: At the time of print, this document had yet to receive the endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and does not necessarily present the opinions or recommendations of that Organization.
• Climate of The Batinah. Sultanate of Oman. 1973-1977.
  An A4 paper summarising the available climatic data for Batinah from 1973-1977. Field Document No. 4. F.A.O. Project OMA/77/001. Muscat, December 1977. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Petroleum & Minerals. Directorate of Agriculture, Water Resources Department. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. NB. The file contains the following caveat: At the time of print, this document had yet to receive the endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and does not necessarily present the opinions or recommendations of that Organization.
• Conquering the Weather: Khamsin, Föhn and Zionist Nation-building (1938)
  Excerpt from Benno Rothenberg's book 'Meteorologiya' (1938) discussing the hot desert wind found in Palestine and known in Arabic as 'khamsin', and the use of Hebrew replacement words such as 'sharav' and 'kadim' by Zionist settlers. Translated and annotated by Tuvaal Klein.
• Desalination Programme published by the Saudi Arabian Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)
  15-page Desalination Programme published by the Saudi Arabian Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) around 1974, with details of various projects and their estimated completion dates, between 1965 and 1984.
• Future Water Supplies for the Northern Trucial States
  A report to the Ministry of Overseas Development by M.J. Burley, Water Research Association, from March 1969.
• Great Man-Made River Project
  Detailed brochure about the Great Man-Made River in Libya, an irrigation project that piped fresh water from the eastern edge of the Sahara desert to cities including Tripoli and Benghazi.
• Jubail & Yanbul: Industrialization with Environmental Protection. Saudi Arabia. Circa 1988/89.
  Illustrated booklet, 'Jubail & Yanbul: Industrialization with Environmental Protection', published by the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Kandelous Agricultural Company booklets
  A booklet and two leaflets containing information about the medicinal plants and herbs available from the Kandelous Agricultural Company, as well as Kandelous village in the Alborz mountains in Iran, which also has a museum of medicinal plants.
• Kingdom of Saudia Arabia Facts and Figures: Land Distribution and Settlement
  Illustrated booklet on reforms of land ownership and the development of natural resources in Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait Statistical Abstract Planning Board Publication 1965
  Statistical data (organised in tables) on different industries, sectors and social projects in Kuwait. Topics include education, trade, health and others.
• Map of Eritrea
  Coloured map of Eritrea, with the text written in Tigrinya, reprinted in 1980 by the West German branch of the Research and Information Center of Eritrea (RICE)
• Mediterranean Dead Sea Project
  A 16-page pamphlet presenting the Mediterranean-Dead Sea Project, a proposed hydro-electric scheme that would also include a desalination plan, considered by the Israeli government
• Oman Facts and Figures Special Issue On Development Efforts 1970-2000
  Statistical data on sectors, economic activities and environmental concerns in Oman from 1970-2000. Includes tables and pie charts.
• Photograph of a Shadouf
  Photograph by Paul Dittrich of a shadouf, or irrigation lift - for scooping water from an irrigation channel - in use, with a woman standing in the channel carrying a water vessel in her head. one man operating the shadouf, and a young boy standing at the edge. Frank Dean has written in pencil on the reverse, 'Chadouf, for raising water by hand for irrigation purposes', and has written the word out in Arabic on the front of the picture.
• Photograph of cataract above Aswan
  Photograph by J.P. Sebah of the river Nile above Aswan. On the reverse, Frank Dean has written in pencil 'Second cataract above Assowan.'
• Postcard entitled 'Sand Storm, Haboob Over the Fort, British Barracks'.
  Postcard from the Gulf Committee archive, compiled by Helen Lackner. From a set of 40 personal photos, 1910-20.
• Protecting our Environment. BAPCO (Bahrain Petroleum Company).
  A brochure showcasing the natural environment of Bahrain & detailing protection measures. By BAPCO, the Bahrain government & regional agencies. Published in the 1980s
• Rainfall in Dhofar (Salalah Area). Sultanate of Oman. To 1977 (Inclusive).
  An A4 paper summarising the available rainfall data for Dhofar (Salalah Area) up to and including the year 1977. Field Document No. 5. Water Resources OMA 73/009. Muscat, March, 1978. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Petroleum & Minerals. Directorate of Agriculture, Water Resources Department. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. NB. The file contains the following caveat: At the time of print, this document had yet to receive the endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and does not necessarily present the opinions or recommendations of that Organization.
• Rainfall in Oman. Sultanate of Oman. 1977.
  An A4 paper summarising the available rainfall data for Oman, 1977. Field Document No. 6. F.A.O. Project OMA/77/001. Muscat, April 1978. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Petroleum & Minerals. Directorate of Agriculture, Water Resources Department. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. NB. The file contains the following caveat: At the time of print, this document had yet to receive the endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and does not necessarily present the opinions or recommendations of that Organization.
• Rainfall in the Muscat Area. Sultanate of Oman. 1976.
  An A4 paper summarising the available rainfall data for Muscat, 1976. Field Document No. 1. Water Resources OMA 73/009. Muscat, 1976. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Petroleum & Minerals. Directorate of Agriculture, Water Resources Department. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. NB. The file contains the following caveat: At the time of print, this document had yet to receive the endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and does not necessarily present the opinions or recommendations of that Organization.