|
||
|
|
|
|
One of the First Indigenous Maps of Bahrain Following Its Independence From Britain in December 1971
Detailed map of Geomorphological Bahrain, examining the geological make up of the Kingdom.
The map locates 20 land classifications, many of which are represented by different colors of shading, added by hand.
The map draws upon a map prepared by the Directorate of the British Military Survey.
Bahrain
After World War II, Bahrain became the center for British administration of the lower Persian Gulf.
In 1968, when the British Government announced its decision to end the treaty relationships with the Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Bahrain joined with Qatar and the seven Trucial States (which now form the United Arab Emirates) under British protection in an effort to form a union of Arab emirates. By mid-1971, however, the nine sheikhdoms still had not agreed on the terms of union. Accordingly, Bahrain sought independence as a separate entity.
In 1969, both the British and Iranian governments agreed to approach the United Nations Secretariat to resolve the dispute of Bahrain's sovereignty. In early 1970, the Iranian government asked the UN general secretary to assess the will of the Bahraini people with regards to their sovereignty. Following the Survey, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 278 on 11 May 1970, and in the same month Iran renounced its claim to the island. The country subsequently became independent from the United Kingdom, declaring independence on August 15, 1971, and becoming formally independent as the State of Bahrain on December 16,1971.
At independence, the permanent Royal Navy presence in Bahrain ended and the United States Navy moved onto the 10 acres previously occupied by British operations. The installation later grew into Naval Support Activity Bahrain, headquarters for the United States Fifth Fleet.
![[ Baghdad and Central Iraq ] Carte de la Babylonie nommée aujourd'hui Hierac-Arab avec les noms, tant anciens que modernes et les routes des expéditions de Cyrus et de Julien l'Apostat, aussi bien que celles de Teixera, Benjamin et autres Voyageurs modernes, Ouvrage posthume de Guillaume Del'Isle, Publie en Aout 1766 . . .](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/80255.jpg)
