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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [‎87] (91/542)

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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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ROUTE 7 : SUQ ESH-SHUYUKH—HA'IL 87
ROUTE 7
SUQ ESH-SHUYUKH—LEINAH—HA'IL
Authorities: For the first part of the route, from Suq esh-Shuyukh to Bir Belegh-
biyah, Leachman, 1910, and native information. For authorities for the
section Bir Beleghbiyah-Ha'il, see Route No. 3.
Direction : sw.
Distance : Crow-fly, 358 miles ; road, 391 miles.
Character and Supplies : see p. 29.
miles.
total, stages.
SUQ ESH-SHUYUKH, important town of Turkish 'Iraq,
on the Euphrates, the greater part lying on the
r. bank ; pop. about 12,000. The river is here
spanned by a bridge of 12 pontoons, increased
to 15 or 16 when the river rises. The town,
which is frequented by Bedouins for purposes
of trade, possesses a bazaar of about 200 shops.
There are numerous fruit gardens, and the date-
plantations extend up the 1. bank of the
Euphrates, meeting those of Nasiriyah. The
neighbourhood is marshy and the climate un
healthy . Single telegraph lines to Nasiriyah above
and to the village of Hammar on the river below ;
post-office.
Dir. SSW. across gravelly undulating desert.
21 21 Qasr Bir Shaghrah, ruined fort overlooking water, which
lies in a hollow.
Dir. SW. across similar country. From here onwards
the grazing is excellent and fuel abundant, but
there is no water until Bir Arkamiyah is reached.
Between the thirteenth and fortieth miles from
Qasr Bir Shaghrah, the isolated hill Jehel Haniyah
is seen on the E. of track.
101 80 Bir Arkamlyah, many wells in a wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. ; a well-known
camping ground for Bedouins in summer. Bir
Amghar, well with plentiful supply of water, lies
about 8 m. to the N.
Dir. SW. across a gently undulating plain of sandstone
or limestone, strewn with gravel; there are occa-

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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.

Physical characteristics

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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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