EMIRATE OF
MOHAMMERAH

BACKGROUND
Until 1925, the Emirate of Mohammarah was located at the north of the Gulf, adjacent to the Shatt Al Arab, and shared its borders with Iraq to the west and Persia to the east. The emirate consisted of a number of cities and villages, the most important of which were Al Ahwaz, Falahiyah, Abadan and the capital Mohammerah.
Although practically independent, the emirate was nominally within the Qajar Empire. This meant that besides having to fly the Qajar flag and share the Qajar government’s foreign policy, the emirate was predominantly able to exercise complete self-governance.
Arabistan was the imperial war front of two non-Arab empires. Both the Qajar and Ottoman empires ruled over this region and would constantly fight over specific lands located on the Turko-Persian frontier.
