'Routes in Arabia' [104] (137/852)
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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104
Koute No. 30— contd.
10 RIYADH .. 19 m. West by south.
2.00 m. » - T
To mile 3 over a stony plain; the route then decends 15 feet
by a sharp incline to Batn-as-Salaiyi, a clay plain extending
to the end of the stage.
For Riyadh, see Route Xo. 25.
Note .—It should h. re bo noted that travellers proceeding
northwards from Hofuf usually do so by way of 'Ain Hamaiah
and the Barr, or desert, to the west avoiding the cultivated
country
Alternative A.
F rom AL-HASA TO ElAADH.
156 mile i. 5 stages.
Authority. —Captain G. E. Leachman, December 1912.
Epitome.
General Lescription. —A caravan route between Al -Hasa and
Riyadh, being the alternative to that via Abu Jifan. It follows
a well -marked track, and caravans usually take about dght days
over the journey. It is subject to raids by 'Ajman, M Morrah,
Bani Hajar, and Dawasir.
Water. —There is usually water at stage 3, and after rain it
is to be found lying in pools at 1 and 2. At times there is no
water at ail along this route, and travellers should therefore
go via Abu Jifan unless information is received that there is
water at Sadairi.
Fuel and Fodder. —Fuel is plentiful, and so is camel grazing,
except at stage 2.
No. of stage
and total
distance.
U'tails
HOFUF
WADI
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
FARUQ
28 m.
28 m.
so, and near a Turkish qasr ; then
See Route No.
Kuwait-Hofuf.
Leaving town g;
pass through date
gardens for a mile or
south-west over
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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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