mumia wrote:I can add Madha, as something like Vatican (province surrounded by only one province - Dubayy), but do you know if it had then access to the sea? Currently it hasn't as there is UAE town Murba:
OMG, what a mess!
The documentation from the 1949–1962 period is of particular importance because no boundaries in the area had been settled before 1949, while the majority of the onshore boundaries, both within the Trucial States and with Oman, were delimited by 1962
The borders were finally fixed in 1969.
Here are the regions of UEA:
http://wikitravel.org/upload/shared//e/ ... ns_map.pngThere are two neighbouring emirates:
1. Fujairah (
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... es.svg.png)
2. Al-Sharjah (
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... es.svg.png)
Both emirates became British protectorates early in 20th century and joined later the UAE.
Conclusion: According to my research Madha had no access to coast in 20th century. The cities Khor Fakkan and Fujairah (=Murba) belonged to their emirates long time ago.
mumia wrote:I have a question about that first map you posted. There are some tiny islands along UAE coast painted red, what should be done with them?
Good question.
Masirah IslandMasirah Island was uninhabited until British built an airbase there in 1933. 1977 isle was handed over to Oman. Oman offered the USA to use this isle which they did since then until today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masirah_Is ... itary_Basehttp://home.kpn.nl/lilian_jan_schreurs/ ... irah.htm#A bit of History
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... asirah.htmConclusion: Of strategical value for Cold War and WW2 scenarios.
Khuriya Muriya Islandshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuriya_Muriya_IslandsIn 1854 the hami (sultan) of Muscat (later Muscat and Oman, now Oman), ceded the islands to Britain and in 1868 they were attached to the Aden Settlement (in modern Yemen). As a British possession until 1967, they were administered by the British Governor of Aden until 1953, then by the British High Commissioner until 1963, and finally by the British Chief Political Resident of the Persian Gulf (based in Bahrain). On 30 November 1967, Lord Caradon, the British Ambassador to the United Nations, announced that in accordance with the wishes of the local inhabitants, the islands would be returned to Muscat and Oman, despite criticism from President Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi that the islands should be transferred to the People's Republic of South Yemen.
Conclusion: Of no military value. Only pro argument to nclude it would be the fact that it was/is disputed between Yemen and Oman during Cold War era.