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'Military report on the Aden Protectorate' [29v] (63/332)
The record is made up of 1 volume (164 folios). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. 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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44
^outh. Its source is in the Turkish sphere of influence beyond
the mountain ranges of Jabal Suhban and Jabal Badan, through
which it passes before entering the lands of the Dakkam tribe
( Amin). Above this point its course has not been reconnoitred.
Traversing the Dakkam territory between steep' banks, with
cultivation here and there on each side and the lofty mountain
of Jabal Hasha on the right, it enters a deep gorge between
that mountain and Jabal Jahaf about half a mile below the village
of Karad (Dakkam). Two miles further on a narrow gate, the
Bab Fajra ul-'Ali is reached with lofty precipices on either
side. Another five miles and the Shab Mofattah, a dry ravine
on the right bank is reached marking the boundary between the
Dakkam and Ahmadi tribes. Cultivation recommences here
and a mile further on is the village of Rahwat-ul-'Abcblla (Ah
madi).
The junction of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tabaghain is reached on the left
bank in 2 miles. A well frequented trade route follows the bed of
this
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
and turns down the Tiban. It is made use of by cara
vans trading between Dhala, Mavia in Turkish territory and
Musaimir (Haushabi). The river bed between Karad and the
Tabaghain is but little used as a road. # The going is rough and
stony. In the actual pass it involves wading down the bed of
the stream often between boulders of considerable size. It
would be impracticable^ if the stream were swollen, and dangerous;
if there were a chance of a freshet or spate. But under normal
conditions though tedious, it can be, and has been, used by men,
horses and baggage animals. If an advance party be sent ahead
to remove obstacles left by the last floods, the passage of a
column will be much facilitated.
After passing the confluence of the Tabaghain two small
villages are passed on the left bank, a short gorge about half a
mile long with a large detached rock in the bed of the stream at
either end is traversed, and the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Haura on the right bank is
reached 2 miles lower down. A mile further down, the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tusan comes in on the right bank also nearly opposite the
village of Tawarsa. A caravan route to Mavia proceeds up the
Tusan. There is another short gorge half a mile further on,
on emerging from which Dar-ul-Husain, the residence of the
Ahmadi Shaikh, is seen, picturesquely perched on the right bank.
Two miles below, the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hilhal (up which an alternative
route to Ma via proceeds) comes in on the right bank just beyond
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Military report on Aden Protectorate by the General Staff India, dated 1915, and printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla. The report's chapters cover:
History, including a general summary of the history the region from 529 A.D. to 1915; histories of the individual tribes ('Abdalī, 'Akrabī, 'Alawī, Amīr , 'Audalī, Upper Aulakī, Lower Aulakī, Fadhlī, Haushabi, Ka'atī, Kathīrī, Mahrī, Subaihī, Wahīdī, Upper Yafaī, Lower Yafaī); and the history of the Soqotra.
Geography, including a general description of the area, its mountains and rivers, and descriptions of Aden, Perim and Soqotra; and descriptions of the individual tribal areas, giving their boundaries, distances from towns and villages, and locations of fresh water; Climate and Health, including general information on the climate of the region and specific illnesses such as Malaria, information on the tribal area of Amīrī; tables showing average temperatures, sickness and death rates for European Soldiers in 1903, and observations on veterinary health.
Population, including a general description, the census for the Aden Protectorate taken in 1911, the population of Soqotra island, the populations of the various tribes, and statements showing the Subaīhī tribes in proximity to the Turkish border.
Resouces, including agriculture, supplies, commerce, industries, camels, horses, donkeys, cattle, sheep and goats, chickens and eggs, woods and trees; the resources of the Aden garrison; resources on the island of Perim; resources on the island of Soqotra; the resources of the various tribes, and a statement of the purchases made at Dhāla in summer 1903.
Military, including a general summary, armaments, fighting qualities and method of fighting; arrangements on the island of Perim and of the Soqotra people; approximate fighting strength of the principal tribes in the Aden protectorate; information concerning the town and Turkish frontier post at Ka'taba, including diagrams of the fort, a landscape sketch, and a sketch showing the position of Ka'taba with reference to Aden and British Territory.
Maritime, including the harbours and ancorages at Perim; Ras-ul-Ara; Bandar 'Imran; Bandar Fuqum; Khor Bīr Ahmad; Aden Harbour; Shuqra; Māqatīn-us-Saghīr; 'Irka' Ghubbat-ul-'Ain; Bālahāf; Bir 'Alī (Bandar Husn Ghurāb Shallow vessel with a projecting bow. ); Bandar Burūm; Mukalla; Shehr; Sharma Bay; Saihut; Qishn; Soqotra all with latitude and longitude co-ordinates given.
Administration, including a general summary of the various systems in use throughout the territory, the administration of the Aden Settlement, including Perim; and summaries of the administrative set-up of each of the Arab tribes
Communications, including details of the routes leading North and Northwest to the Turkish Frontier; Routes leading to the North; Routes in the Eastern portion of the protectorate; Amir of Dhāla's territory; Soqotra; Telegraphs and Signalling; Submarine cables; Wireless; Perim submarine cables
Appendix A is a list of the tribes, their rulers, stipends and salutes, Appendix B is a glossary of Arabic Terms, Appendix C is a list of tribal areas, their population and fighting force, and Appendix D is a bibliography.
At the rear of the volume is a pocket containing one map: Hunter's map of Arabia, which appears to have been added to the volume at a later date.
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- 1 volume (164 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a detailed table of contents on folios 5-7, a comprehensive index to the report on folios 139-159, and a pocket containing the maps at the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence consists of pencil numbers, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence commences on the front cover, with number 1, and ends on the last of the two maps which are inserted at the back of the volume, with number 164.
The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence which uses roman numerals i-vii for the table of contents; commences at 1 on the first page of the report and concludes with 298 on the last page of the index.
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