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'Routes in Arabia' [107] (140/852)
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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107
Eoute No, 30—contd.
Jau-as-Sa'adan and Taff. At first the ground is stony, but it is
mostly of the ordinary desert character. It may be noted here
that the surface of the second named of the above districts is
covered with thorns. After leaving Judah it traverses country
practically identical with that described under stages 3 to 7 of
the main route.
Water. —Good at Judah, stage 3 ; and both good and abundant
at Abu Jifan, stage 7. Between here and Riyadh there are at
least two groups of good wells ; biit it should be noted that at
Judah is the only supply between FTofuf and Abu Jifan, a dis
tance of 160 miles.
Fuel. —Very limited throughout except in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Faruq,
stage 3 ; and in 'Aridh, stage 11.
Fodder. —Grass and bushes throughout stages I to 3 ; limited
during stages 4 to 7, but thereafter sufficient.
Supplies.—-Nil.
No. of stage
and total
distance.
Details.
HOFUF See Route No. 29.
3 JUDAH 70 m. West-north-west ac
ross a.waterless desert.
70 m.
At mile 36, Jabal Ghar-ash-Shuyukh lies south by west at
a distance of about 6 miles, and forms a good landmark.
The wells of Judah are in the Taff district and lie between
Jabal Judah and the Jabal Hamrat-al-Judah.*
7 ABU JIFAN 90 m. South-west across
—: a waterless desert.
160 m.
This variant joins the main route, Xo. 30. at Sa'ad, in the
vicinity of Abu Jifan.
For Abu Jifan, see main route.
10 RIYADH 63m. See main route.
223 m.
* The positions of these two hills have not as yet heen fixed with any degree
pf accuracy—,C. C. R. M.
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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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