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'Routes in Arabia' [90] (123/852)
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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90
Koute No. 26— amid.
JSTo. of stage :
andtotel Details,
distance.
KUWAIT .. See Route No. 26.
1 MALAH .. 16 m. Proceed due south
from Kuwait along
16 in. a well-defined track;
good grazing and firewood at this camp. Going passable for
all arms.
2 SHINAITI .. 16 m. Continue south leav-
-— ing the above track
32 m. just before the Warah
liill is reached (the track goes to Subaihiyah wells), and also
leaving Warah and Burqan hills to right, both conspicuous
landmarks. Several small uncertain wells are passed, some
times with melon patches near them. Good grazing and fuel
along route.
3 WAFRAH .. 23 m. Continue south, pas
sing Shinaiti knoll
55 m. half a mile from the
last stage ; good going in shallow valley. Pass Qrain Hill at
mile 6, at a mile's distance on right, and continue south until
Wafrah wells are reached lying eastward about 3 miles from a
commanding hill, called Irhaiyah. Good fuel and grazing in
vicinity.
5 JAHAL .. 37 m. From Wafrah bear
r slightly east of south
92 m. until the knoll of
Shadhaf is reached at 7 miles. Water often to be got here, but
scanty and not reliable. Continue south-south-east keeping the
hills of Al-MiltTaiya and Hafafat close on left hand until the
'Araq, wells at 21 miles are reached. These wells are bitter and
useless, but good camping ground in vicinity as fuel and camel
fodder plentiful. Thence continue south-s outh-east to Jahal,
passing Taiyarah knoll on right and Maraifiyu hill on left.
For remainder of this route see (main) Route No. 26,
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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 View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'Routes in Arabia'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:18, 1:644, 647:816, v-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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