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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [53] (57/542)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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SOUTH-WESTERN ROUTES (Nos. 40-66) 53
E. SOUTH-WESTERN ROUTES (Nos. 40-66)
(i) Routes in Asir
imiil; . These routes (Nos. 40—54) have been compiled entirely from native
Sati! information, and therefore can only be expected to locate approxi-
t«Ti| matel y the places referred to. Travelling in Asir is apt to be a dan-
ttiss gerous matter, not through any natural causes, but on account of the
% uncontrolled and predatory character of the tribes. Natives, there-
oaJsv fore, generally attach themselves to some armed caravan before
Nl y cnturin g 9 llt side their own boundaries. The Turks in Asir have,
ittW t or some time P ast ' been restricted to the use of the road down
iljtol
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tayyah from Ibha (Ebha) to Muha'il (Route No. 45), and to
the Sikkat el-Barak, or Tariq es-Sultani, from Muha'il on to
t Qunfudah (Route No. 49).
'Mi tw0 exce P tions the routes here given start from Ibha or
Muha'il. Nos. 40-47 radiate from Ibha, beginning with the track
leading SSW. to Darb on the main Tihamah road ; the remaining
se . v e n routes are arranged in order round the circle, concluding
filial with that to Wahlah, which also lies on the Tihamah road to the
ysto; ^ • R ai ^'. ; Route No. 40, from Ibha to Darb, known as the
i™(w l)arb Beni Shi bah, is not much used, being rough and precipitous
in parts and infested by hostile Arabs. It has, however, a certain
strategical importance, as part of an alternative route between
Sabia (Sabiyah) and Ibha. The direct track from Ibha to Sabia
is given as Route No. 41. The main inland road from the Yemen
to the Hejaz is described in Routes No. 42 (Ibha to Dahran) and
No. 44 (Ibha to Ta'if). It lies for the most part through elevated
hilly country, and is practicable both for donkeys and camels. The
Ibha to Bishah road (Route No. 43) sees considerable traffic during
the date season. It is only traversed by large and well-armed
caravans on account of the robber bands of nomads en route. The
caravans, as a rule, are formed at Khamis Musheit, and travel
under the escort of the Shahran tribe. The road is fairly level, and
passes over a sterile and undulating country intersected by several
fertile valleys. The variant of the route represents the line taken
by the Sherif's forces in 1911.
Route No. 45, from Ibha to Muha'il via
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tayyah, though used
by the Turks, is avoided by travellers and merchants, because
neither water nor supplies can be procured for more than half the
distance, and because the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tayyah is infested with robbers.
The route coincides with the main pilgrim route to Mecca as far
as Jebel Sha'r, and then plunges abruptly down the pass of 'Aqabah
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This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume II, Routes (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1917) and contains details on routes in the Arabian Peninsula, as well as information on transport and lines of communication arranged on a geographical basis. Chapters concerning meteorological information, hygiene and disease, and vocabularies have also been incorporated. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and the War Office. The sources from which the routes have been compiled, together with notes on directions and distance, appear at the head of each chapter, while some sections have been compiled on the basis of native information. Authorities cited include: George August Wallin, William Gifford Palgrave, Carlo Claudio Camillo Guarmani, Lady Anne Blunt, Charles Huber, Julius Euting, Gerard Leachman, Gertrude Bell, Anders Christian Barclay Raunkiær, William Henry Irvine Shakespear, and John Gordon Lorimer.
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:
- Chapter 1: Methods of Transport;
- Chapter 2: Communications, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
- Chapter 3: Routes, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
- Chapter 4: Meteorological Observations;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene and Disease;
- Chapter 6: Vocabularies;
- Appendix: Note on the System of Transliteration and Glossary of Topographical and Common Terms;
- Index;
- Plates.
There is also a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Terms'.
There is one map contained in this volume: 'Map 5. Key Map of Routes'. In addition, there are nine plates by Douglas Carruthers, Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Captain Gerard Leachman, and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles.
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- 1 volume (271 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in chapters. There is a contents page, list of maps, alphabetical index, and list of plates.
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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the map which is inserted at the back of the volume, on number 271.
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