ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl tɹˈævəlɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ˈɔːlsoʊ spˈoʊk ɐbˌaʊt ðə zˈææb dʒˈæzɚɹˌæt ˈæl hˈæmɹə æz ɐ stˈeɪt ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ʌv ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ ʃˈeɪkdəm.
A British general travelling in 1925 also spoke about the Za'ab (Jazirat Al Hamra) as a state independent of any other sheikhdom.