A boum/boom () (), known as dhangi in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

, is a medium-sized deep-sea

dhow Dhow (; ) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically sporting long thin hulls, dhows are trading vessels ...

, a traditional Arabic sailing vessel. This type of dhow has two masts with

lateen sails A lateen (from French ''latine'', meaning "Latin") or latin-rig is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction. The settee can be considered to be an associated type of the sam ...

, a stern that is tapering in shape and a more symmetrical overall structure than other dhow types. The Arab boum has a very high prow, which is trimmed in the

n version.

History

The boum replaced the heavier

baghlah A baghlah, bagala, bugala or baggala () is a large deep-sea dhow, a traditional Arabic sailing vessel. The name "baghla" means "mule" in the Arabic language. Description The baghlah dhows have a curved prow with a stem-head, and sometimes an or ...

s and

ghanjah A ghanjah or ganja (), also known as kotiya in India, is a large wooden trading dhow, a traditional Arabic sailing vessel. Description The ghanjah dhows had a curved prow with a characteristic trefoil ornament carved on top of the stem-head. The ...

s which were more difficult to maneuver. Booms were mainly built in

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and

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, and

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and are primarily used along the coasts of the

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, the west coast of the

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, and

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. Nowadays some Booms have been converted into

motorboat A motorboat or powerboat is a boat that is exclusively powered by an engine; faster examples may be called "speedboats". Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the inter ...

s after being fitted with engines instead of sails, especially in the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a Mediterranean seas, mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.Un ...

area. A boum in full sail is represented in the

Emblem of Kuwait The Emblem of Kuwait () was adopted in 1962 and it consists of the shield of the flag design in color superimposed on a golden falcon ( Hawk of Quraish) with wings displayed. The falcon supports a disk containing a boom sailing ship, a type of ...

, emphasizing its traditional importance in the country, where it was used to carry fresh water and in the

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industry, as well as a trading ship.Kuwait boum
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