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'Routes in Arabia' [‎69] (102/852)

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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. 20— conid.
the whole route very difficult in wet weather, and impassable
in stage 3 when the country is under water, as happens when the
Euphrates comes down in flood. This begins during March,
the river generally being at its highest during April. The
route consists of an umnetalled road across the plain, and,
though good enough going in dry weather, gets very heavy
if there is any water about.
W ater. —Plentiful.
Fuel and Fodder. —Scarce at stages 1 and 2, but plentiful at
stage 3.
Supplies. —Only obtainable at Basrah. Livestock is to be
had in considerable numbers at stage 3, but there is practically
none elsewhere.
No. of stage
and total Details,
distance.
UMM QASR .. A small mud fort,
formerly garrisoned by
about 30 Turkish
soldiers, with 3 small wells of brackish water, 8 feet deep, and
other wells with a plentiful supply about 250 yards to the
north of the fort. There are no supplies, and not even vege
tables are grown. There is grazing for sheep and camels but
not for horses.
1 SAFWAN* 15 m General direction
■ north-west. The route
15 m. runs over undulating,
barren and stony ground. This stage is passable for all arms,
and is above the food leveL
At mile 8i, two hillocks are passed.
At mile 15, Safwan ; see Route No. 18, Kuwait-Basrah, which
is here joined.
* N ote .—This route may be shortened by going to Rsfldhlyah direct instead
of vid Safwan. In that case a north-north-w sterly direction would be taken on
leaving Umm Qasr, Kafldhiyah being reached at mile 2. The intervening coun
try is a sandy, gravelly plain, dry, not swampy, but sometimes flooded in places
by the overflow of the Euphrates. There arc desert bushes and camel grazing
along this variant, but no tamarisks.

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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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English in Latin script
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