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'Routes in Arabia' [84] (117/852)
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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84
ROUTE No. 26.
F rom KUWAIT to HOFtJF.
345 males. 15 stages.
Authorities. —Major S. G. Knox, February 1908 (to
Anta'a).
Captain W. H. I. Shakespear, March 1911.
Captain G. Forster Sadiier, July 1819.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer, 1908.
Native information.
Epitome.
General Description. —A caravan route which traverses in
succession the barren tracts of 'Adan, Salu, and Hazaim ; and
then the districts of Sudah, Radaif, the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al-Miyah, Habl,
and Jauf ; and finally, the Hasa Oasis. The going is good, being
mostly over firm and level soil.
ater. Fairly abundant throughout, except perhaps during
stage 10 and stage 11. In the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al-Miyah (stages 7—12)
there is a continuous line of wells, in nearly all of which there is
water throughout the year. In summer the water level is
generally about 12 feet below the surface. In the Hasa Oasis
water is very plentiful.
iuel. Plentiful in the villages throughout stage 1. Very
scarce at stage 2. Abundant at stages 6 and 7. Limited
between Anta a (stage 7) and stage 10. During stages 11 to 14
trees are few, but ghadha bushes are plentiful. It is always
easily obtainable by collecting brushwood near camps.
1 odder. Poor at stage 2 ; elsewhere good, specially in spring.
Supplies.—Nil, except at stages 1, 7, and 15. At stage },
there are some cereals, fruits, vegetables, and a few sheep and
goats. At stage 7, a little wheat and barley only. At Mu-
barraz and Hofuf (stage 15), there are small quantities of ghi,
sugar, rice, dates, figs, citrons, and Arab clothing. Supplies
should bo taken from Kuwait
No. of stage
and total
diitance.
KUWAIT .. .. An open, undefend
ed town with a large
bazar, and houses built
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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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- '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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