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'Routes in Arabia' [171] (204/852)
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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171
Route No. 45—co/^cL
No. of stage |
and total Datai 's.
distauce. i
ABU DHABI. A coastal town the
houses of which are
built mostly of date
matting though some are of masonry. Aim Dhabi contains
about 6,000 inhabitants, and possesses a small fort and bazar,
and a poor anchorage. The water supply is from pits and
wells, and is not very good. Practically there are no sup
plies. There is usually no cultivation, and there are very few
dates. Small quantities of cloth, rice, coffee, and sugar are
imported. As a rule there are about 750 camels and an average
of 85 horses.
From Abu Dhabi Route No. 54 runs along the coast to
Khasab, in Buus-al-Jibal.
1 AL-MAQTA' 10 m. Direction, slightly
Ford. 3| hours, south of east.
10 m. Across a saline
plain, quite level, to the bank of a tidal creek running in from
the sea, and referred to by the name of A1 Maqta', the Ford.
The custodian of the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi's watch tower directs
passengers when and where to cross.
2 NARSAILA .. 13 m. Direction the same.
•_ 5h hours. Country still sandy
23 m. desert, practically lev'el
with occasional patches of shale and shingle. The stage, at
which there is no water, is marked by a conspicuous outcrop of
limestone rock of fantastic shape, sticking out of white sand.
From this point the route lies across downs and dunes of sand
with very little vegetation. The actual landmark of tins
place is known by the names of Suq Iblis, and Hisn Iblls, i.e.
the Deyil's Market, and the Devil's Fortress.
3 MUWAIH ARNAB. 26 m. Direction the same,
11 hours over undulating sand
49 m. dunes,
Near mile 13, amongst the sandhills there are some catchment
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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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- Title
- '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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