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'Routes in Arabia' [‎6] (39/852)

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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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f)
R oute N o. 2 — contd.
Fuel and Fodder. —Firewood is plentiful at all stages^ and
there is gooi camel-grazing throughout.
Supplies. —Except firewood, these are practically nil, en
route.
No. of stage
and total
distance.
Details.
BAGHDAD .. .. See Route No. 1,
Baghdad- Kerbela.
1 MAHMUDIVAH 21m. See Route No. 1,
Baghdad-Kerbela.
21 m.
2 KHAN-AL-HAS- 14 m. Direction south.
W A H. The road separates
35 m. from the Kerbela road
at about mile 8, and gradually diverges from it till at Khan-al-
Haswah it is 2 miles south-east of Sikandariyah village on the
Baghdad-Kerbela road.
From mile 8 the country is featureless, but Khan-al-Haswah
itself stands upon a slight eminence. This khan is a one-storeyed
building ; it has a courtyard surrounded by 38 arched recesses
intended as lodging places for travellers. Behind these recesses
are rows of vaulted stables. A parapet wall about 4 feet high
runs all round the roof. The courtyard would accommodate
100 men, and the stables 150 animals. Attached to the khan is
a village of some 60 domed brick dwellings ; 2 coffee shops, and
a small Zaptieh post. The village owns a few animals, but
supplies, except firewood, are practically nil. Some cultivation
on the north-west side.
3 KHAN-AL-MAHA- 14 m. South.
WIL. Route passes through
49 m. desert which, however,
is cultivated ta some extent on the eastern side of the road.
Between mile 5 and mile 9 three canals from the Euphrates
cross the road ; the 2nd and 3rd are traversed by brick bridges,
and the Srd is apparently the Nasriyah canal from the Euph
rates.

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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.

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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.

Physical characteristics

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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