'Routes in Arabia' [110] (143/852)
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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110
R oute N o. 30—contd.
Water. —Very scarce. There are wells at stages 2, 9 and 11 ;
elsewhere there is no water. The wells of Uwaisit (Oweysit)
presumably occur about the middle of stage 7, and those of
Laqiyat (Lakey'yat) during stage 9 ;* but so far it has not been
found possible to fix their positions accurately. The water of
both groups is apparently abundant, and that of the former is
described as being clear and good. The track of Sahabab, north
of stages 7 and 8, also doubtless holds wells.
Fuel. —Good in Wodi Faruq, stage 3 ; and plentiful after
entering the Kharj district. In the Dahanah desert there is
none ; and elsewhere it is scarce.
Fodder.—-See under Fuel. Plentiful in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hanifah, stages
10 and 11.
Supplies. —Considerable cultivation of cereals, vegetables,
dates and certain other fruits, at stages 10 and 11 ; also some
livestock. Elsewhere nil.
No. of stage i
and total
distance.
HOFUF See Route No. 29.
2 'A WAISAH .. 40 m. See Route No. 30,
—-—-— Alternative C.
40 m.
9 SULAIMIYAH .. 175m. West-south-west -for
—. seven days over either
215 m. sandy or stony desert.
For the first five days the country is identical with that
described under stage 3 to 7 of the main route. En route, in
the Dahanah desert, there are two cairns at a wide interval,
about 15 or 30 feet high, forming valuable landmarks in a track
less waste. They are known as Rijmat-al-Ghannam and Rijmat
Abu 'Isa. The route then enters the track known as Sahabah,
parts of which are sometimes marshy, and which probably con
tains wells. After this it traverses the sandy district of Kharj.
* According to Palgravc these two groups lie about 31 and 2 days' journey
respectively fror^, RiySdh,
Details.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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