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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [132] (136/542)
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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132
WESTERN ROUTES
Dist.
Total.
322-00
34600
36900
km.
Inter-
med.
4-00
24-00
Alt.
ft.
2,898
Station.
Khamls
3,143
Dizdd
23-00 3,185 Qal'at el-
Mu'adhdham
(Mu'azzam)
span probably about 5 metres
each.
Near the mouth of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
el-
Hamas. Bridge; loop-siding,
and blockhouse on E. of line.
No water; a few trees. The
hills on the left cease, and the
valley widens to 1,200 yards.
Line passes a number of acacia
trees (Jenein el-Qadhi), a few
kilometres up
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
es-Sani.
Blockhouse on E. side of line,
and loop - siding. No water;
some trees and bushes at the
end of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
es-Sani.
Thence up
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Mu'adhdham,
a deep curving
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
, with plenty
of desert vegetation and some
trees. Many sharp curves, one
of 128 metre radius.
Stone building on W. side of
line ; 1 loop-siding ; no water.
Old fort (no well), a few hundred
yards from the station. Cistern
4 or 5 metres deep (capacity,
12,000 cubic metres); it was
filled by a flood in 1907, and,
when so filled, its supply may
last for some years. In a plain
about 1 km. wide, at the junc
tion of the wadis. The hills on
the W. are smaller than those
to the E. Good view up the
valley to S. Poor encampment
of Suweiflah Arabs. The place
is visited by Beni 'Atiyah, Billi,
Aida, Shammar, Fuqara and
Sherarat. It is the station for
Ha'il, which can be reached by
motor in one day.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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