!['Routes in Arabia' [‎187] (220/852)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001d4/IOR_L_MIL_17_16_3_0220.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Routes in Arabia' [‎187] (220/852)")
'Routes in Arabia' [187] (220/852)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
187
RO'JTE No. 52.
F ROM DIBAII to RAS - AL-K H AIM AIL
37 miles. About U hours.
Authorities. —Lieutenant-Colonel H. Disbrowe and Cap
tain W. Powell, April and May, 1865.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer, 1908»
Native information.
Epitome.
Oeneml Lmption.-A m t T le track presenting no physical
nor other difficulties For the first few miles a jungle of ow
brushwood 1S passed through. The route for nearly half its
entire length winds over a pass, after which it traverses another
jungle. Four miles from the town of Ras-al-Khaimah the route
eandWlls^ 0611 the head 0f the Creek 0f tIiat name and 80:110 red
i and fairl y abundant en route. The wells
along the Ras-al-Khaimah creek mostly contain good water.
Fuel and ij^er.—Plentiful, especially at both ends of the
Qaliddi pass, that is, between mile G and mil© 22
^PPk e 4~Non 9 , except dates and a few slaughter animals
mah Habhab (mile 22), Khatt (mile 23), and Ras-al-Khai-
Xo. of stage
and total
distance.
Details,
DIB AH .. ... A town containing
175 houses and about
, ,, , , 1,000 inhabitants,
situated on the western shore of a sandy bay 6 miles broad
and open from the north-north-east to the east. The wells
f 00 K nY at ? r at 24 feet - There are 10 ' 000 date P aI nis, 20
camels, 50 donkeys, and 700 sheep and goats.
2b2
About this item
- Content
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Routes in Arabia' [187] (220/852), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/16/3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023799990.0x000015> [accessed 23 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023799990.0x000015
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023799990.0x000015">'Routes in Arabia' [‎187] (220/852)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023799990.0x000015"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001d4/IOR_L_MIL_17_16_3_0220.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001d4/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/16/3
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence