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'Routes in Arabia' [152] (185/852)
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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152
R oute N o . 40— contd.
a temporary residence here. Water-supply is from numerous
wells at 35 feet but the level of the tvddi bed is too low to admit
of irrigation from them. Wheat, barley, lucerne, and a few
dates are grown. At mile 12 Taraf, and at mile 13 'Ayainah.
No permanent residents in either place. Water-supply from
springs and wells at 70 feet. Wheat, barley, and millet are
grown. % There are no date palms, but tamarisks abound.
4 SHAMAISAH .. 46 m. West-north-west.
The route runs along
74 m the Hais Tyah valley,
and then down a descent of about 00 feet at Ri'a Miraqah. It
then turns north-west.
At mile 32 Barrah, a village of 150 mud houses. Water-
supply is from wells at 40 feet. Barley, wheat, millet, lucerne
and fruit are grown. There are a few date palms.
At mile 46 Shamaisah, a hamlet with wells of good water at
20 feet. Cereals are cultivated. Within a mile or two is a
similar village called Shams.
6 MAKAINAH .. 38 m. West.
The route runs over
112 m. a stony plain. At mile
10 the plain of Marutah is entered. At mile 28 a sandy desert
tract called Nafud Makainah is entered.
At mile 38 Makainah, a group of 40 wells with sweet water
at 50 feet situated at the west end of the Nafud Makainah.
7 DUWADIMI .. 28 m. West by south
The route runs over
140 m. sandy desert and stretches
of stones.
At mile 28 Duwadimi, a fair-sized, walled village with date
groves, and numerous wells with sweet water at 50 feet.
8 SHA'ARAH ... 15m. West by south.
The route lies over
155 m. level desert plain.
At mile 15 Sha'arah, a village of at least 100 houses with
a few date palms. There are numerous wells with sweet water
at 50 feet.
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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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