'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [155] (159/542)
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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ROUTE 23 : MECCA—HA'IL
155
miles,
total, stages.
Dir. NNE. through a broad valley ; the track runs
for about 10 m. over boulder-strewn ground, and
for the rest of the stage over a saline plain.
172 27 Sabkhatein, a camping-ground on a level saline plain,
without water. Here is a rough arch formed by
a rock resting on two others, through which
a loaded camel can pass.
Dir. NE., continuing over the saline plain, here dotted
with acacias; there are hills on either side.
207 35 Ras es-iSabkhah, the head of the saline plain ; no water.
Dir. NNE., entering and following a narrow, rocky
and stony valley.
221 14 Jireislyah (or Jarlsiyah) ; numerous wells, with sweet
water in some at 6 ft.
Dir. NNE., continuing along the narrow valley.
245 24 'Amaq, well with sweet water at about 40 ft.
Dir. NNE. The track leaves the valley and traverses
a level plain, partly of clay, partly saline and
covered with pebbles.
278 33 Wddi Hamdh. Camping-ground in the
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
; water after
rains.
Dir. NNE., over a plain cut up alternately by water
courses and ridges of sand bearing acacia trees ;
then along a broad valley between low hills.
300 22 Abu Mughair, 10 wells with good water at 24 ft.
Dir. NNE., for about 14 m. over a stony plain ; then
for several miles among boulders ; the remainder
of the stage is over desert.
338 38 'Ajdjah, some 10 wells with sweet water at about 24 ft.
Dir. NNE., continuing over a desert plain and passing
the wells of Qanah E. of the road,
381 43 Sileimi camping-ground, without water, situated about
3 hrs. S. of Sileimi village.
Dir. NNE., over a plain of clay.
412 31 Mustajiddah, village with good water; see above,
p. 150.
[For the stage from Mustajiddah to Ha'il (67 m.),
see Route No. 21, p. 150 f.]
479 67 HA'IL, town ; see I, pp. 384 ff.
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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)
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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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