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'Routes in Arabia' [106] (139/852)
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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106
U oute No. iiO— •contd.
4 AGLAT HAMAID .. 32 in. West.
■' Pass out of gorge
132 m- between overhanging
cliffs which mark the western limit of 'Urmah. At mile 2, turn
west-north-west, the jal gradually diminishing. At mile 11,
reach a projecting spur of the jal about 400 feet liigh.
Wells of Abu Jifan 5 miles to the northward from here. Now
over plain known as Tarabi, with plentiful grazing and fuel.
At mile 20, track runs west. At mile 32, Aglat Hamaid.
several wells in which there is water, after rain, at a depth of
about 30 feet.
5 riyadh .. 24 m. W 7 est. At mile 1,
descend into a depres-
156 m. ^ion with ridge running
to the north of it about 1 mile distant, then into a plain known
as Al-Jubail. At mile 11, drop into a shn'ib, 50 yards broad,
with water in deep holes from rain a month previous; very good
grazing. Then ascend to a stony plateau, and at mile 15, a
very steep descent of 100 feet. At mile 16, another steep de
scent of 100 feet to gravelly plain with poor pasturage. At mile
20, quit Al-Jubail, and climb steady slope to mile 29 amongst
low mounds. ■«
Then to mile 26, head west-north-west and descend gradually
to Riyadh. See Route Xo. 25, Kuwait-Riyadh.
Alternative B.
F rom AL-HASA to RIYADH.
223 miles. 10 stages.
Authorities - Lieutenant-Colonel Felly, March 1865.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer, 1908.
Native information.
Epitome.
'itneral Description. —A somewhat unfrequented desert track
tra^rsing successively the dietiict of Ghuwar, Badd-al-Asis,
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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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- 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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