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'Routes in Arabia' [11] (44/852)
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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11
R oute N o. 4 — contd.
s from a well J of a mile distant. There are two other small
khans at this place, each of which would hold 50 horses and
20 men. No supplies are obtainable except a little chopped
straw.
2 KHAN HAMAD 14 m. South-east by south.
About midway be-
24 m. tween Nukhailah and
Khan Hamad a stream 50 yards wide and 4 feet deep, said to be
a branch of the Shatt-al-Hindiyah, is twice struck on the left
of the road; this appears to be part of the Si'adah, mentioned
again under Route No. 6. Near Khan Hamad the country is
fiat and featureless; in the direction of the Hindiyah it is culti
vated to a considerable extent with low-growing crops.
Khan Hamad consists of a large walled enclosure, 250
yards long by 100 yards wide, with 5 caravansarais inside it
opening one into the other. In these are the usual arched cubi
cles with stables behind them. The outer walls of the enclosure
are 18 feet high, and as there are parapets above the roofs of
the stables, the whole could be easily defended against rifle fire.
There is accommodation for 500 horses and 1,000 men. Be
sides the large enclosure there are 2 or 3 small khans and about
50 ordinary mud houses. Water is from wells and is said to
be always sufficient, but food and fodder are scanty. To the
south of the place is sandy desert, and to the north and east of it
are about 400 date trees.
3 KHAN MUSALLA 12 m. South-south-east.
(or Khan Mirza ) The road is sandy for
36 m. some distance after
leaving Khan Hamad; it runs between the pure desert on the
right and low-lying lands, connected with the HindTyah, on the
left; these last are liable to inundation, but have good grazing
during the cold season. About 3 miles short of Khan Musalla
the going becomes better.
Here is a large walled enclosure, containing two caravansarais
which lead one into the other. Outside are 2 small khans and
a few coffee shops; and about 200 yards to the eastward are
some 30 Arab huts. The place would hold 800 horses and 600
men, but there are practically no supplies. Water is obtained
from wells and from a canal which comes from the Shatt-al-
Hindiyah.
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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.
- 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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- Title
- 'Routes in Arabia'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:18, 1:644, 647:816, v-r:v-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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