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'Routes in Arabia' [379] (412/852)
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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379
Route No. 103— conid.
march across the desert. A fair road practicable for wheeled
traffic has been made as far as Bir Am Saifi, at which place
Route No. 102 crosses. Thonce onward camel transport only,
as far as stage 3, whence mules also may be used. The fai-st 1 *
.stages are through 'Abdali country, then Haushabi ; 3rd stage
'Alawi, then Amir of Dhali's territory and finally Turkish, i
is the route taken preferably bythe camel post runners between
Aden and Dhali'. , •,
Water. —Plentiful and good except in stage 2, wheie it must
be carried.
^ -r *
Grazing and Fodder.— - Plentiful in the first stage, ^ne in
Supplies.- 3 stage 2; after that can be ebteined
in moderate quantities. Fuel very
scarce in stage 6.
No. of stage
and total
distance.
Details.
fi m.
2
21m.
ADEN.
SHAIKH 6 m.
'OTHMAN.
LAHAJ (LAHEJ) 15m.
(or Al Hatjta).
See Gazetteer of Arabia.
Prom Aden to Shaikh
'Othman, see Route 102.
The road
'Othman
west over
from Shaikh
runs north-
a hard sandy
plain to Dar-al-Amir at m. 1, where it branches m 3dir t ^ons.
The eastern branch leads to Fiysh (Route I\o. 10 ) , w a Kt
one to Lahaj (Route No. 103); and the western one to Wah
(Route No. 103, alternative to stage 2). ,
Taking the middle track the road passes over an 0 P C , U
plain in a north -westerly direction. The going is goo ,
way to Lahaj. There is a fair galloping ground nearly ^
way, with a few sandy places. At m. 5 Bir Muhamma . ■
Between m. 7 and m. 10 Bir Nasir, Bir Amir
Makk'i are passed on the east of the load. a ; a
plaiitiful at all of them. From m. 8 the road runs throughacaci
jungle till about m. 11, when it becomes open an s- ' „
m. 10 is Sibir, a hamlet with a conspicuous oower and 3 we •
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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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