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'Routes in Arabia' [178] (211/852)
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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178
Route No. 47— contd.
Supplies. —Practically nil- There is no cultivation of
cereals either at Dibai or Shinas. There are large numbers of
transport animals at Dibtu. There are also about 350 pearl
boats, 50 fishing boats, and 20 sea-going vessels. The town
of Dibai boasts of several hundred shops, whereas at Shinas
there are but seven or eight.
No. of sta^e
and total
distance.
Details.
T)IBAI .. •• •• See Route No. 46.
l^rom here routes run north-east to Ruus-al-Jibal and
south-west to Abu Dhabi (No. 54); and to Baraimi (No. 46).
1 MUHDATHAH .. 20 m. Straight across a
level plain of sand.
2Q in At mile 7 the wells
of Matinah.
At mile 14 the wells of KhawanTj.
At Muhdathah a track runs south-east to the Baraimi Oasis.
2 YAHFAR-AL-FAI- 20 m. Across a gradually
YAH. ascending plain.
m> At mile 10, the wells
of Ghatta.
At about mile 17 the route runs over a koial in the Jabal
Faiyah range, after which it drops somewhat abruptly into the
Mad-lin plaiji. At Yahfar-al-Faiyah there is a single well
about 40 feet deep, and timber-lined at the top.
Route 53, from Ras-al-Khaimah to Baraimi, crosses this route
here.
3 SKINAS .. 50 m. The track now ruua
south-east acrcse a
qq corner of the Madam
plain, keeping 4 or 5 miles to the north of J abal Ruza and then
gradually ascending the mountain passes of the main 'Oman
range.
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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'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:18, 1:644, 647:816, v-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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