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'Routes in Arabia' [‎73] (106/852)

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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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73
Route No. 22—contd.
For the remainder of this route, see Route No. 15.
Water. —Fair and abundant at stage 1. Usually none at 2.
None at 3" and 4. Unreliable at 5 ; should, however, a flood
occur in the spring, water may be obtained at Riqa'i throughout
the whole of the following summer. See Route No. 15.
Fuel. —Very scarce at 1. Plentiful in the Shaqq valley,
stage 2. Good hamdh bushes throughout 3. Poor during 4 and
5, but ample at Riqa i, and all along the Batin.
Fodder. —Limited at 1 ; good at 2 and throughout 3 ; poor
between 3 and 5.
Supplies. —Very limited at 1 ; elsewhere nil. At 1, some
vegetables and lucerne are procurable; also very limited quanti
ties of eggs and milk. There are a few fowls ; and the livestock
consists of sheep and goats and some cattle. There are about 30
or 40 donkeys.
No. of stage i
and total i Details,
distance. ;
KUWAIT. .. See Route No. 8.
1 JAHRAH .. 20 m. For half the way the
road skirts the south
20 m. shore of Kuwait Bay,
and owing to sand is heavy going for the first five miles. During
the second half the ground is firm but undulating. There are
wells at intervals along both sides of the route. At Jahrah t v cre
are numerous wells, and drinking water of fair quality is obtain
able from certain of those situated one mile from the fort to the
south-west. Supplies are very limited. Lucerne and certam
vegetables are procurable; also fowls, eggs, and milk. Fuel is
very scarce. The livestock comprises sheep and goats, a few
cattle, 30 to 40 donkeys, and camels from the Bedouins.
The permanent population of Jahrah is about 500 souls,
there being 86 huts ; but in the hot season there are sometimes
six or seven times that number of inhabitants.
2 KHABRAT-AL- .. 20 m. Before leaving the
FIRAQ Jahrah district Khab-
40 m. rat-al-Ba'al is passei

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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.

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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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