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'Routes in Arabia' [‎81] (114/852)

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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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81
(55 /
Route No. 25— contd.
Fuel—Scarce throughout, There is some brushwood in
the neighbourhood of stage 2 ; and in 1865 there were a few
mimosa trees in the 'Urmah district (stage 12).
Fodder.—There is sufficient camel grazing for the require
ments of small caravans throughout.
Supplies. —None except at Kuwait and Riyadh.
No. of stage
and total
distance.
Details.
KUWAIT Route No. 18.
1 LAQIT . • • • 25 m. Leaving Kuwait the
route enters the barren
2g m sandy tract of Qra'ah
and aT"mile 3 passes 'Adailiyah where there is a little cultivation
and brackish water at about 40 feet, the supply being scanty
in spite of the numerous wells. n * * i k iia
At mile 15, Malah, where there is a small fort; also 5 wells
with brackish water at 20 feet.
Here all trace of a road ends. , . j . . ,
Between mile 16 and mile 22 the district of Adams traversed.
It is a plain of softish sand, but elevated so as to form a ridge.
Verv little fuel and scanty grass of bad quality.
At Laqit, 50 wells, with slightly brackish water at 20 feet.
It would suffice for 60—70 households. There is a square mile
0f ^m^erelToute runs to ZUE Subaihiyah and 8«ah.
See Route No. 23.
9 WAFRAH •• 31m. After crossing the
2 Qrain creek the route
traverses a sterile plain
Ii^h^formeT 8 there^are^n^'
trlndlSiCnLndisgeneraUyfit for animal only.
In the latter there are several groups of weUs.
At Wafrah the wells are 12 feet deep and yield water of
ki n olitv About 5 miles to the west of these wells is the
ffffilllyarat thonorth.a^n (oot of which is the
sweet -water pool of Thamila, or Rahaiyah. ^

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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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