But they are more common in Qatar and Kuwait.
The Trucial chiefs of the Arabian coast hold sway between the peninsulas of Musandam and Qatar.
Up to 1913 the Turks exercised the right of suzerainty over the maritime districts of El Hasa and Hofuf, and claimed it in Qatar and Kuwait.
Cornell has even established a campus in Qatar.
Shortly afterwards a treaty was made with the Chief of Qatar, whereby his position was assimilated to that of the Trucial chiefs.
