'Routes in Arabia' [‎217] (250/852)

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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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217
ROUTE NOo 57,
F ROM BARATMI TO MANAH.
184 miles. 8 stages.
Authorities. —Major P. Z. Cox, May and June, 1902,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.
Epitome.
General Description.—Thin is a route for camels, and is good
going except in stage 4, where a col is crossed, and for a short
distance in stage 7, where a bad descent is. encountered.
Water, fuel and fodder are probably obtainable at each stage.
Supplies can be obtained at Nizwa. Livestock is obtainable
at the villages, and there are generally flocks of sheep and goats,
belonging to Bedouins, to be found along the route.
No. of stage
and total | Details,
distance, j
BARAIMI OASIS .. This oasis is about
six miles in diameter,
and is called after
Bar aim i village, which contains a fort looked upon as the key to
the 'Oman Sultanate on the west. In this fort there are two lai ge
wells. The population of the oasis is about 5,500. There are
some 12 villages in the area of the oasis, which own in the aggre
gate 500 horses, 55 camels, 300 donkeys, 300 cattle, 2,500 sheep
and goats, 60,000 date palms. Wheat, barley, jowan, millet,
and many kinds of fruits and vegetables are cultivated. 1 he
water-supply is from streams, which are brought trom the
hills by falajs.
1 HA FIT .• 18 m. The route followed
" " passes through ths
18 m villages of Ma'ataradh
and Jahali, which belong to the Baraimi Oasis]; the lattei is 4
miles south-west of Baraimi village. The route then turns south
and runs parallel to the base of Jabal Hafit but keeping a .itt e

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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.

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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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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/16/3
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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