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'Routes in Arabia' [‎167] (200/852)

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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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167
Route No. 44— conid.
The well at Sil 'a is about 5 miles inland. The water is
brackish, but is drunk in emergency. It lies under the eastern
face of a stony ridge.
11 GHADAIYAR- 21 m. South by east.
AL-LAL. The exact position
211 m. of this well has not
yet been fixed, but its direction appears to be about south across
the Mij an desert. ihj
This well is the best in Mij an : the water is sweet, and some
times overflows after rain, but at times it falls to between 6
and 12 feet below the surface. It is situated in an earthy plain
in which there is some scanty scrub.
13 UMM-LASH- 40 m. East-north-east.
TAN. The track now
251 m. enters a saline or
nitrous marsh, the extreme of uesoiation, known as Sabakhat
Matti.
The well of Umm Lashtan is situated near the western
extremity of Bainunah, and provides brackish water at 12 feet
or more.
The well of 'Aqailah is 3 or 4 miles from here to the north-
ward, and contains good water at 30 feet.
This is a double stage, the intermediate halting-place being
optional.
15 DA'AFA.^ .. 33 m. East.
—.. The exact position
281 m. of this well has not*
yet been fixed but it appears to occupy a fairly central position
in the Bainunah desert.
At about 9 miles, the well of Kharaijat Thamir lies roughly
4 miles to the south.
This is a double stage, the intermediate halting-place being
optional.
The well at Da 'afas contains good water at 9 feet.
16 KAFAIFAH .. 23 m. East.
Still through the
307 in. Bainunah desert.
At 12 mile, the well of Babah, about 18 feet deep, and lined
with masonry for half its depth, ihe water is good.
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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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