Moisture evaporates from the water. The resulting warm moist air carries enormous amounts of energy. When this air is pulled into a developing hurricane it rises and as a result of this you get the Hurricane.
The answer is Bahrain and Kuwait, both sources provide some evidence.
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bahrain"
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikhdom_of_Kuwait"
that would be a primary source because it actually is his hat not a replica. a primary source is a firsthand, or the excerpt of someone who was actually there.