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'Routes in Arabia' [‎86] (119/852)

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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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86
R oute N o. 26— contd.
AS-SALU .. 26 m. South, crossing, at
~~ mile 1, and mile 3, the
™- r ,, ? torrents known as Bah-
rat-ath-Thaba ah and Bahrat-al-Jaraibah respectively.
At mile 10, the hill of Saihad 'Araifjan, close to which on its
north-east side are some good wells.
The route then crosses a very barren plain, and enters the
Salu district.
At mile 23, the saddle-backed ridge and Umm Khurjain.
Three miles south-west of this ridge is the line of water-
holes of As-Salu' nearly 100 yards long, and tucked away
under four ledges of sandstone rock. The water-supply be
tween them is apparently connected, and is 2 feet deep and 6 feet
across.
^ JAHAL .. 44 m. Slightly east of south
g- across the almost feature-
j- , . , c , ^ ess an( i very barren
districts of Sal a and Hazaim.
At mile 3J, the hills of Abqai'a and Nibjir.
wato/ m '' e ^ le ^habrat-ath-l'amainlyah, containing bitter
T 1 ' 0 ! 23, hill, between which and the coast is
i anc^aHy dry, but impassable in wet weather,
is dotted with tamarisks, and is known as the Taffat-al-Athami.
Al-Maqt^'a ^ ie sou rce of the sulphur stream of
The route now enters the district of Sudah.
Z 5 ?! 37 ' the wells of Shadhi with water at 6 feet. In
PnJr?/ • 1 SUpply is sweet ' but in others it is undrinkable,
and lit for animals only.
a ^nn 0m t0 !' ie eud ^ ie stage the track lies through
a \ alley with good hamdth grazing.
At Jahal, wells with good, sweet water.
^ MA..HARAH .. 36 m. South by east. At
i oi mile 1, the hill of Sai-
n ' ! , had Jabjub, and then
over extremely bare downs to mile 5.
The route then skirts the east edge of the Tafiat-as-Suda,
which is a marsh except in dry weather.

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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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