'Routes in Arabia' [‎93] (126/852)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (425 folios). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. 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 No. 26. (ALTERNATIVE "C, ")
F ROM KUWAIT TO HOFUF.
245 miles. 25 stages.
Authorities. Major S. G. Knox, February 1908.
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.
Native information.
Epitome.
General Description.—See main route. A somewhat diffi
cult route owing to the indifferent water-supply.
^er^Good and abundant at Warah and Subaihivah,
stage 2. At Wafrah, the supply is fairly good.
uel and Fodder.^ Nothing of either within 1| miles of the
we s at stage 2. Limited but sufficient to'Azaq, stage 4, where
alternative " A " is joined.
Supplies —En route, nit.
J< T o. of stage
and total Details,
distance.
KUWAIT .. .. See Route No. 26,
SUBAIHIYAH .. .'55 m. See Route No, 23.
35m.
61m,
3 WAFRAH .. 28 m, Slightly to the east of
south across the Hazaim
plain.
At mile 10, the route strikes a watercourse trending south
west.
At Wafrah the wells are 12 feet deep and yield water of pass
able quality.
5 HAMUDH 41 m. South-south-east,
102 m,

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This volume contains descriptions of the 'more important of the known routes in Arabia proper' produced by the General Staff in Simla, India. It is divided up as follows:

Part I - Routes in North-Eastern, Eastern, and Southern Arabia.

Part II - Routes in South-Western, Western, and North-Western Arabia.

Part III - Miscellaneous Routes in Mesopotamia.

Appendix A - Information about Routes etc in the Rowanduz District by Abdullah Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Hereditary Chief of Rowanduz and ex-official of the Turkish Government.

Appendix B - Information relating to Navigation etc of the Tigris between Mosul and Baghdad supplied by our Raftsmen.

The volume contains a Glossary of Arabic Terms used in the route descriptions and a map of Arabia with the routes marked on it.

Extent and format

1 volume (425 folios)

Arrangement

Divided into three sections as outlined in the scope and content.

The file contains a contents page that lists all of the routes included on folios 6-13 and uses the original printed pagination system.

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Condition: A bound, printed volume.

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Please note that f 424 is housed inside f 425.

Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/16/3
Title: 'Routes in Arabia'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:18, 1:644, 647:816, v-r:v-v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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