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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [307] (311/542)
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 69 : MAKALLA—LASHKHARAH 307
miles,
total, stages.
2 m. Lihan, village.
4 m. AkJiiid, village ; good anchorage in Bandar
Lash, the westernmost portion of Qishn Bay.
197 18 Qishn, large straggling village, about J m. inland from
the head of Qishn Bay ; good water from wells
westward of the town ; fish plentiful, and good ;
small imports of jowari, rice, dates, coffee and
sugar ; see I, p. 230.
Dir. generally ENE., along the shore of Qishn Bay.
3 m. Suq, small village near a salt-water lake ;
some palm trees.
2 m. Hafdt, small fishing village. Thence across
the promontory of Eas Darjah.
9 J m. Route passes between Khor Maghshi andJebel
Hadlm, and thence along a low sandy coast.
2181 211 Saqr, straggling village in a date-grove near the beach ;
pop. 500-600 ; good water ; some grain grown.
Dir. N. of E., continuing along the low sandy coast
and through country which is bare, except where
there are stunted bushes and patches of cultiva
tion near villages.
3| m. Village with fortified house.
7 m. Haswein, village of some 500 inhabitants ;
good water.
236 171 Kheiseib, village of about 150 inhabitants near a valley.
31 hrs. up from the mouth of this valley is Wddi,
with a pop. of 600 and three or four forts, a place
of considerable trade of which Kheiseib is the
port ; 1| m. inland of Kheiseib are the villages of
Dhakrabeit and Kadifut, each with a pop. of about
300, and several wells of good water ; salt is
exported from this district.
Dir. N., ascending for 2 m. over the promontory of
Fartak (alt. 1,900 ft.), the track afterwards going
along a precipitous escarpment.
12 m. Bas Fintds. The route now descends the
escarpment.
1 m. Nishtun, village in a sandy bight.
2 m. Khar Khalfut, up which boats of from 30 to
40 tons can be hauled during the SW.
monsoon.
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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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