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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [‎312] (316/542)

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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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312
SOUTHERN ROUTES
miles
total, stages.
913 50 Eas Sheiblah, a low sandy point, where the route again
strikes the coast ; about 1 m. inland is Sheiblah
village, 200 huts and considerable live-stock.
Dir. NE., over cliffs from 30-70 ft. high.
15 m. Ghaldt, village not far from the track, which
here descends to a long stretch of low, sandy,
and bare ground, known as the Batein.
10 m. Sharkh, hamlet of 20 huts ; some live-stock
and a few fishing-boats.
962 49 Ras Jibsh, small sandy point, with a hill about 100 ft.
high above it, on which are the remains of an old
tower ; on the SW. slope of the hill is a village
of about 60 inhabitants ; on the N. side of the
point is a small bay affording good landing in
southerly winds, but exposed to those from the
north-east ; some distance from Ras Jibsh is
Quran, a small hamlet owning a little live-stock
and three fishing-boats.
Dir. NNE. across a tract of low sand-hills.
993 31 Lashkharah, large fishing-village and fort; some 200
houses, a few of stone but mostly huts, inhabited
by the Ja'afirah section of the Beni Bu 'Ali,
owning about 50 fishing-boats and one large
sambuk. The place is the port for all the Ghafiri
tribes subject to the Tamhnah of the Beni Bu 'Ali.
[For the route from Kamil to Lashkharah, see
Route No. 70, p. 317.]
[An inland route connects Salalah in Dhofar (see
above, p. 309) with Adam in Oman Proper (dis
tance : crow-fly, 439 m. ; road, about 517 m.)
It leaves the coastal route at Hdjah (m. 422 of
main route, see p. 309), and leads up WddiJar-
zlz, traverses the district called Qatan behind Je6el
Samhdn, approaches the sea at Jdzir (see above,
p. 311), and then bears direct for Adam, passing
on the way through a district called Dhahr.
The route is an arduous one and the journey
occupies about a month. In some parts water
is only met with at intervals of two marches.
About 55 m. from Salalah a track joins in from
Tdqa on the coast; see above, p. 310.]

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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.

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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