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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [29] (33/542)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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NORTHERN ROUTES (Nos. 1-7) 29
from 'Ayun el-Qasim to Boreidah, which is traversed also by
Route No. 15 (see p. 35), may be far from secure. The going is
heavy for laden camels while crossing the sand-dunes in the first
stage after Leinah, and again between Zubiri and Hubiiri. The
loose stones on the Hajarah desert and the Teisiyah plain are likely
to lame camels.
Supplies. Water at the first and third stages is of indifferent quality,
and at the second, fourth, and fifth stages the supply depends upon
rain. Leachman believes the Hajarah desert as a whole to be well
provided. At Leinah the water is so abundant that the wells are said
by the Dhafir to yield enough for their whole tribe. There seem to
be four waterless stages between Leinah and ZubTri, and two between
that place and Hubiri, where the supply is again dependent upon
recent rain. It is not till Quseibah that abundant wells are once more
reached, after which there is no further difficulty. Fuel and camel-
grazing are described as scarce in the early stages, but sufficient after
Leinah. The Nefud tracts furnish abundance, as also the
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
beds
in the Teisiyah plain. Provisions in any quantity are not obtainable
between Samawah and 'Ayun (pop. 4,000). Transport animals other
than camels are owned in numbers by the tribes about Samawah.
All these last routes are subject to Dhafir and other raids, and are
less safe in their early stages from the Euphrates valley than after
the Shammar dira is reached.
(6) From Silq esh-Shuyulch
The track from Suq esh-Shuyukh to Ha'il, which is here described
as Route No. 7, leaves the Euphrates at Suq esh-Shuyukh and, after
traversing a gravelly desert through the dira of the Muntefiq and
that of the Dhafir Arabs, reaches Leinah on the border of the Nefud.
It then crosses a tongue of the Nefud to Bir Beleghbiyah, whence it
follows the Darb Zobeidah, or Persian Pilgrim route, to Ha'il (Route
No. 3).
Supplies. The route is possible for camel transport. Water is
obtainable except for four stages between Qasr Bir Shaghrah and
Bir Arkamiyah, and for two stages between Bir Unsab and Bir
Umm 'Amarah. Fuel and fodder are plentiful, especially between
Bir Arkamiyah and Bir Beleghbiyah, though in summer the fodder
is parched. General supplies are only obtainable at Suq esh-Shuyukh
and at Ha'il.,
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This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume II, Routes (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1917) and contains details on routes in the Arabian Peninsula, as well as information on transport and lines of communication arranged on a geographical basis. Chapters concerning meteorological information, hygiene and disease, and vocabularies have also been incorporated. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and the War Office. The sources from which the routes have been compiled, together with notes on directions and distance, appear at the head of each chapter, while some sections have been compiled on the basis of native information. Authorities cited include: George August Wallin, William Gifford Palgrave, Carlo Claudio Camillo Guarmani, Lady Anne Blunt, Charles Huber, Julius Euting, Gerard Leachman, Gertrude Bell, Anders Christian Barclay Raunkiær, William Henry Irvine Shakespear, and John Gordon Lorimer.
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:
- Chapter 1: Methods of Transport;
- Chapter 2: Communications, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
- Chapter 3: Routes, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
- Chapter 4: Meteorological Observations;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene and Disease;
- Chapter 6: Vocabularies;
- Appendix: Note on the System of Transliteration and Glossary of Topographical and Common Terms;
- Index;
- Plates.
There is also a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Terms'.
There is one map contained in this volume: 'Map 5. Key Map of Routes'. In addition, there are nine plates by Douglas Carruthers, Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Captain Gerard Leachman, and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles.
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- 1 volume (271 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chapters. There is a contents page, list of maps, alphabetical index, and list of plates.
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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the map which is inserted at the back of the volume, on number 271.
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