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'Routes in Arabia' [145] (178/852)
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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145
Route No. 38— contd.
18 'ASHAIRAH .. 66 m. South-south-west.
„„, The route passes over
.f 1 ' , a stony lava plain.
At mile 3 Dighaibiyah; 20 wells of sweet water at 9 feet.
At mile 18 Hiiyan ; there are hills on both sides of the route
The lava region, Harrat Qishab, is then left. At mile 38 'Arf'
a ridge running north and south. From here the route turns
south-west, and at first descends slightly, afterwards rising
again. " &
At mile 66 'Ashairah ; 12 wells of sweet water at 18 feet • they
have narrow openings, and are lined with dry masonrv of lava
blocks. Altitude 4,400 feet.
Here joins Route No. 40, Riyadh-Mecca.
19 SAIL .. .. 28 m. South-west. The
plains of Najd are
409 ^ left behind, and a
country of traps and basalts, the commencement of the
Hejaz, is entered. The pass through the hills, called Ri'a-as-
Sail (altitude 4,950 feet) is infested with robbers. The descent
from the pass to Sail is diiiicult.
At mile 28 Sail; there is a flowing stream, and a considerable
amount of vegetation, grass, rushes, and peppermint.
20 'AIN-AZ- .. 30 m. South-west. The
AIM A. route runs down the
uue
^ .
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-as-Sail, a stony
valley, naif a mile wide, with a few acacia trees.
At mile 12 a level plain is entered.
uiile 30 Ain-az-Zaima, a village of 10 mud and stone
nuts. There is corn cultivation, and a few trees are to be
found. Altitude 2,250 feet.
■21 MECCA .. .. 40 m. South-west. The
~~ route is easy and well-
marked. The im
mediate vicinity of the route is treeless, but the hills on both
sides are wooded. At mile 6 a hill called 'Uqabah is crossed.
From the top a glimpse of Mecca is obtained. The route then
descends gently to 'Alamain (Amyai) at mile 31, where the
Haram is entered. The entrance is marked by two posts 12
u
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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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