Sharjah Air Station : between East and West / Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi ; translated from the Arabic by Dr. Ahmed Ali ; edited by Prof. Colyn R. Davey.

By:

Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, 1939- [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: ara Publication details: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates : Al Qasimi Publications, 2012.Description: 100 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:

9789948165958
9948165950

Uniform titles:

محطة الشارقة الجوية بين الشرق و الغرب. English

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LOC classification:

HE9797.5.U5 S8513 2012

Contents:

Landing runway on the Arabian Coast -- Sharjah Air Station agreement -- Sharjah Air Station and its Utilities -- Emergency landing runway in Kalba.

Summary: "In early 1930, the British Government decided to switch their air route to India from the Persian coast to the Arabian coast. What ensued was a carefully crafted power struggle between the British Government, with all its might at the time, and the rightful rulers of the emirates of the Trucial Coast who refused to grant the requested facilities unless their independence was fully respected. The airport became a reality only after long and difficult negotiations, and the British Government's acceptance to give Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah, official assurances that his independence would not be affected."--Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference Book	University of Kalba	HE9797.5.U5 S8513 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Library use only	00-1-348983

Includes index.

Landing runway on the Arabian Coast -- Sharjah Air Station agreement -- Sharjah Air Station and its Utilities -- Emergency landing runway in Kalba.

Originally published in Arabic as: Mahatat Ash-shargah Ajjawiyah bain Ash-sharg wal-Alghrab (Al Qasimi Publications, 2009).

"In early 1930, the British Government decided to switch their air route to India from the Persian coast to the Arabian coast. What ensued was a carefully crafted power struggle between the British Government, with all its might at the time, and the rightful rulers of the emirates of the Trucial Coast who refused to grant the requested facilities unless their independence was fully respected. The airport became a reality only after long and difficult negotiations, and the British Government's acceptance to give Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah, official assurances that his independence would not be affected."--Back cover.

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