For official use only

[U.S. Government]. United Arab Emirates. [Abu Dhabi]. Series K6617. Edition 1-NIMA.

€ 7.500,00

Classified maps of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi prepared for military use by the U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency; two maps marked "for official use only".

A set of four map sheets from the K6617 series comprising two pairs of adjoining sheets: A map of Abu Dhabi city in 2 sheets, indicating landmarks such as the Emirates Palace at Al Ras al Akhdar or King Zayid Sports City Stadium, the largest stadium in the UAE, power and water complexes such as Umm al Nar, Musaffah hospital and Abu Dhabi International Airport next to radio and water towers, places of worship, schools, hospitals, golf and tennis courts, race tracks and other places of interest. The second sheet shows Al Mafraq and Al Wathba neighbourhoods, including the water treatment plant and Al Dhafra airfield.

The second set consists of two sheets showing the western portion of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, specifically the Liwa oasis (labelled villages including Muzayri, Nafir, Al-Mariyah al-Gharbiyah, Qutuf, Kayyah and Al Hadhi) and Bu Hasa oilfield, which was discovered in 1962. The Bu Hasa map gives an idea of the extent of the Emirate's oil production in the late 1990s, displaying numerous oil wells, pipelines, refineries, tanks and pumping stations in the middle of the desert.