The Persian Gulf, The Rise & Fall of Bandar-e Lengeh, The Distribution Center for the Arabian Coast, 1750-1930: English 2010
The Persian Gulf, The Rise & Fall of Bandar-e Lengeh, The Distribution Center for the Arabian Coast, 1750-1930
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ISBN:
9781933823393
Publisher:
MAGE PUBLISHERS
Age Group:
Adult
Pages:
186
Weight:
485 g
Dimensions:
21 x 28 x 1.3 cm
Book Cover:
Paperback
A small, sleepy port in the Persian Gulf, Bandar-e Lengeh has had a varied and checkered history since its launch onto the historical scene around 1750. In those days the tribal people of the region felt at home on both sides of the Gulf and often went to wherever they thought would offer them a better life. When the Qavasem Arabs moved to Lengeh and developed it, they turned it from a sleepy fishing town into a pirate’s nest. They, together with their kith and kin in Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah, became the scourge of the Gulf until 1819 when the British burnt all three ports to the ground.
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A small, sleepy port in the Persian Gulf, Bandar-e Lengeh has had a varied and checkered history since its launch onto the historical scene around 1750. In those days the tribal people of the region felt at home on both sides of the Gulf and often went to wherever they thought would offer them a better life. When the Qavasem Arabs moved to Lengeh and developed it, they turned it from a sleepy fishing town into a pirate’s nest. They, together with their kith and kin in Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah, became the scourge of the Gulf until 1819 when the British burnt all three ports to the ground.
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