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'Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo.' [62] (78/198)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1917. 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.
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can read, French, if not English, but, like Feisal, will
not admit it, as foreign accomplishments might hurt his
prestige. Commanded the army at Ta'if and on the Darb
esh-Sharqi; moved to
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
'Ais from Henakiyah in
January 1917.
Feisal. Is tall, graceful, vigorous, almost regal in ap
pearance. Aged thirty-one. About 5 feet 101 inches high,
24-mch waist, broad-shouldered. Very quick and restless
11 J [ no ^ em ent. iar more imposing personally than any
of his brothers ; knows it and trades on it. Dresses very
particularly and is almost prudish in speech. As clear-
skinned as a pure Circassian, with dark hair, vivid black
eyes set a little sloping in his face, strong nose, short chin.
Looks like a European. He is hot tempered, proud and
impatient, sometimes unreasonable, and runs off easily at
a tangent. Possesses far more personal magnetism and life
than his brothers, but less prudence. Obviously very
clever, perhaps not over scrupulous. Eather narrow-
minded, and rash when he acts on impulse, but usually with
enough strength to reflect, and then exact in judgment.
Had lie been brought up the wrong way might have become
a barrack-yard officer. A popular idol, and ambitious ;
lull oi dreams, and the capacity to realize them, with keen
personal insight, and a very efficient man of business.
Is Minister of the Interior in his father's Ministry, and
undoubtedly his most capable military commander. Inclined
to be contemptuous of detail, and sits still badly: full of
nerves; A power with tribesmen generally, and very po-
' ir , in AT ^7? a an( ^ Mesopotamia. Has commanded his
ather s -\ orthern Army (the largest) since the siege of Medina,
and moved from the Yambo' district to Weih at the end of
January 1917. J
Zeid .—Aged about twenty. Is quite overshadowed by
T 6 vm? 11 a i 0 i 1 i half-brothers. His mother was
lurkish, and he takes after her. Is fond of riding about
an p aymg tricks. Has not so far been successfully
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Second edition of the Handbook of Hejaz. The first edition was compiled by Lieutenant Commander David George Hogarth, Director of the Arab Bureau, in June 1916, however the development of events in Hejaz, along with improved knowledge of the area and a large number of errors in the first edition resulted in a second edition being produced so soon afterwards.
The contents of the handbook include:
- Area
- Physical Character (Relief, Climate)
- Population (Oasis Life, Urban Life, Beduin Life)
- Districts and Towns (Northern, Central and Southern Districts)
- Tribal Notes (Huweitât, 'Atîyah, Moahib, Billi, Juheinah, Harb, 'Ateibah, Ashrâf, Hudheil, Faham, Juhâdlah, Mahdi; Sa'd, Thaqif, Mâlik, Nasri)
- Political (Government, Recent History and Politics)
- Personalities (Ruling Family, Others)
- Pilgrimage
- Trade and Industries (Export and Imports, Currency, Weights and Measures)
- Communications (Northern Coastal Routes, Southern Coastal Routes, Inland Routes, Central Routes)
- Routes (Akaba-Mâ'an, Akaba-Mecca, Muweilah-Tebûk, Wejh-El-'Ala, Wejh-Medina, Jiddah-Mecca, Jiddah-Lîth, Medina-Mecca (Darb-es-Sultâni), Medina-Mecca (Darb esh-Sharqi), Tâ'if-Mecca, Mâ'an-Medina (Hejaz Railway), Mu'adhdham-Teima; Medina-Mustajiddah (Hâ'il), Medina-Rass (Qasîm), Mecca-Mustajiddah-Hâ'il, Mecca-Qasîm and Riyâdh)
Folio 4 contains an outline map of Hejaz and Folio 38 of the handbook contains a genealogical table for the Ruling Sheifial Family of Mecca from 1827 onwards.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (99 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents page is located on folio 7.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The handbook has been foliated from the front to back covers using a pencil number enclosed in a circle located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The folio number for folio 4 has been written on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio.
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- Title
- 'Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo.'
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- front, front-i, i-r:iii-r, 1:6, 1:60, 60b, 61:180, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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