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'Routes in Arabia' [‎136] (169/852)

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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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136
Route No. 36-B— concM.
At mile 22, the village of 'Arjah (R), 100 houses ; cereals and
fruit trees, and about 15,000 date palms. The wells vary in
depth between 24 and 72 feet.
At mile 26, the village of Batln-ash -Shuyukh, mainly on left
bank ; 100 houses ; date groves and fruit trees ; cereals and
' UCC Riyadh, a town of 8,000 souls, and surrounded by a wall with
6 gates. It is situated 2 miles from the left bank of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Haulfah. In the midst of the town is the fortified palace of Ibn
ga'ud. Drinking water is obtainable from wells 40 to 50 feet deep.
The date plantations are extensive, but supplies are limited.
Alternatives.
Alternative (a) leaves this route at Mudhnib and runs south-cast direct
to Slfaqrah a distance of about 84 miles, passing through the .roughly equidis
tant stages of 'Ain -as -Suwain'a, Faidha, and Barrud. From Shaqrah the main
route is followed to Tharmidah. where it is again quitted, the variant turning
i-ist bv north through Raghabah to Th sdiq where it joins Route !No. 3/. ihudiq
is about 32 miles from Tharmidah, Raghabah being about half-way between th;
two By this route the journey from Buraidah to Riyadh is reckoned at twelvj
C&T ^lHemIti^h^^ dhalid riders only, appears to follow the ordinary
caravan track as far as 'Auaizah and then to strike off across the desert direct for
'Univ.it, leaving Mudhnib a few miles away to the east. From Umyat it runs
direct to Shaqrah, and thence direct to Sidus, where Route No. 37 is joined. By
this route the iournev from Buraidah to Riyadh is reckoned at five dhalul days.
It wUl be observed that the route followed in this variant between 'Anaizah and
Shaqrah is less direct than in alternative (a).
ROUTE No. 37.
F rom BUR AID AH TO RIYADH.
250 miles. 12 stages.
Authorities. —Pal grave, October 1862.
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer. 1908,
Native information.
B. Rannkieer, March 1912.
Epitome.
General Description. —This route is slightly more circuitous
than the main route, and lies for the greater part of the way
through the district of Sadair. As far as Sidus it has not been

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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.

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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.

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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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