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'Routes in Arabia' [134] (167/852)
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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134
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Route No. 30 P>— contd.
11
UNIYAT
r» m. South- south-east
over an extensive plain,
parts of which are some-
77 m.
times cultivated.
A lake is formed at 'Uniyat after rain with <rrass on its banks.
There are a few houses of cultivators.
5 "AYUN-AS SIRR 30 m. South-east- Some
cultivation is passed
107 m. here and there upon
the way.
'Ayun-as-Sirr is in a plain where an extensive sheet of rain
water is sometimes formed.
6 SHAQRAH .. 30 m. East. Half of the
way through heavy
137 m. red sandhills ; then
over an extensive gravelly plain and along a valley which leads
to the Shaqrah plain.
Shaqrah, an important village surrounded by a high and
thick wall with towers and 4 gates. "It contains a bazar with
many shops, and a population of 3,000 souls. There are many
wells, with excellent water at 50 feet, both inside and outside the
own, and the date plantations are considerable. There
are 500 camels and many horned cattle, besides sheep and goats,
but horses and donkeys are few. These is some cultivation.
7 THARMIDAH 20 m. East for a few miles
up a valley; then south-
157 m. south-east over a very
at, barren, and gravelly desert . At mile 15, Qarain.
At Tharmidah* there are date groves visible from a long way
off, and considerable cultivation. Water is not good but is
drinkable ; the wells are 50 feet deep. The town is surrounded
by a wall having towers at intervals. There are 200 houses,
including 12 shops.
Supplies consist of dates, and probably cereals and fruit.
8 'AWAINIDH .. 20 m. East-south-east over
?• gravelly desert.
177 m. Close to ' Awainldh is
a hill called Jabal Ab-uz-Zidd. There are a few dates and some
cultivation of wheat. Water is from wells 12—18 feet deep,
but it is rather bitter.
This information is now superseded hy that given in Route No. 30 (a).
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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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