Al-Hasa Emirate

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Al-Hasa Emirate was a pre-modern Arabian polity centered in the Al-Hasa oasis region of eastern Arabia, known for its strategic Gulf location and control of important trade and agricultural resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emirate
former state
historical polity
capital Al-Ahsa
surface form: Al-Hofuf
continent Asia
economyBasedOn Gulf maritime trade
caravan trade
date palm cultivation
oasis agriculture
engagedIn regional trade with India
regional trade with Mesopotamia
regional trade with Persia
governedAs hereditary emirate
hasBorderWith Najd
Oman region
Persian Gulf
Arabian Peninsula
surface form: Qatar Peninsula
hasFeature caravan routes to Najd
irrigated agricultural lands
network of oases and villages
hasPart Al-Ahsa Oasis
surface form: Al-Hasa oasis

Qatif region
hasResource agricultural produce
date palms
water from artesian springs
historicalRegionNowIn Saudi Arabia
influencedBy Gulf maritime powers
tribal politics of Eastern Arabia
knownFor control of trade routes between interior Arabia and the Gulf
fertile oasis lands
strategic Gulf location
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Al-Ahsa Oasis
surface form: Al-Hasa oasis

Arabian Peninsula
Eastern Arabia
Persian Gulf
surface form: Persian Gulf region
partOf Eastern Arabia
playedRoleIn regional balance of power in Eastern Arabia
precedes Ottoman administration in Al-Hasa
Saudi control of Al-Hasa
religion Islam
rulingTitle Emir
strategicFor control of Gulf ports
trade between India and the Levant
timePeriod pre-modern era
todayCorrespondsTo Al-Ahsa
surface form: Al-Ahsa Governorate

parts of Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
typeOfGovernment monarchy

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Eastern Arabia historicalEntity Al-Hasa Emirate