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'Routes in Arabia' [79] (112/852)
The record is made up of 1 volume (425 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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79
Route No. 24— coiitd.
Water. —Plentiful as far as Thnwair, stage 2 ; but after that
no water is obtainable until Sha'aibah is reached unless a devia
tion be made to get it.*
Fuel and Fodder. —No information available; probably a
sufficiency of both.
Supplies. —Small quantities of dates and cereals are available
throughout stages 1 and 2. After that, nil.
Ko. of stage,
and total
distance.
Dtails
ZILFI. See route No. 23 #
2 THUWAIR .. 55 m. General direction
north-west.
55 m At mile 3, 'Ilaqah, in
the Batin hollow, 100 houses ; dates are abundant, and there is
excellent cultivation of the ordinary cereals.
At mile 12, Rahalyah ; 5 houses ; a few dates only.
At mile 16, Shilwan; cereals and dates.
At mile 22, Uram Artah ; 3 houses ; cereals and dates.
At mile 26, Qasaibah ; 10 houses ; cereals and dates.
At mile 34, Abu Tarafat; 5 houses ; cereals only.
At mile 35, the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al-Mustawi, which is crossed to milo
37 -
From here to the end of stage 2 the route traverses the
district of TaisTyah.
At mile 37, Jawai, 4 houses ; cereals only.
At mile 45, Harar ; 4 houses ; cereals only.
At mile 48, Munsaf ; 5 houses ; dates and cereals.
At mile 55, Thuwair, 5 houses ; cereals only.
The water supply at these villages is scanty.
Near Thuwair, Route No. 15, Basrah-Buraidah, is crossed,
3 I'RUQ .. ..38 m. The route winds
north-west amongai
93 m< sandhills.
» E.g., to 'Ain ibn Fahaid, about mile 60 ; or to Ab-ad-Dnd, about mile 65
These wells h ould seem to be too close to Thuwciir to be oi any real use.
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This volume contains descriptions of the 'more important of the known routes in Arabia proper' produced by the General Staff in Simla, India. It is divided up as follows:
Part I - Routes in North-Eastern, Eastern, and Southern Arabia.
Part II - Routes in South-Western, Western, and North-Western Arabia.
Part III - Miscellaneous Routes in Mesopotamia.
Appendix A - Information about Routes etc in the Rowanduz District by Abdullah Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Hereditary Chief of Rowanduz and ex-official of the Turkish Government.
Appendix B - Information relating to Navigation etc of the Tigris between Mosul and Baghdad supplied by our Raftsmen.
The volume contains a Glossary of Arabic Terms used in the route descriptions and a map of Arabia with the routes marked on it.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (425 folios)
- Arrangement
Divided into three sections as outlined in the scope and content.
The file contains a contents page that lists all of the routes included on folios 6-13 and uses the original printed pagination system.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound, printed volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Please note that f 424 is housed inside f 425.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Routes in Arabia'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:18, 1:644, 647:816, v-r:v-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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