'Routes in Arabia' [193] (226/852)
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193
Route No. 53— conld.
is the long hogaback hill of Jabal Samaini. Both of these are
westward of, and separated from, the main spinal range of
'Oman.
An alternative halting place to Musaifi is Yidaiyah, also in
the Madam plain, but G miles further to the south-west.
Here there is a fine water scour, with a well in its right bank.
5 HAZA'-ADH- .. 19 m. General direction
DHABI. nearly due south.
89 m.
From Musaifi southwards there is no special track, and
caravans can go either by Aiyyuh, or by Yidaiyah. From the
latter, the track runs south-south-east for about 5 miles to
avoid sandhills, and keeps in the Madam plain.
Between 10 and 12 miles the route crosses a projecting
tongue of the western sand desert.
At mile 14, it crosses the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samaini, in which it con
tinues almost until the halting place is reached.
The later is also sometimes .called Khasaib.
6 MISAKIN .. 16 m. The average iirec-
, tion of the track,
105 m. which is crooked, is a
little west of south. At mile 1,
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samaini is crossed, and
one of its tributaries is ascended to mile 3. The rolling sand
hills of Ramlat 'Anaij are then crossed to mile 6, after which
the hat-lid Sanaibil is intersected. Herein is the well of
Zakar, about half a mile off the track to the west.
Beyond this nd'd or wash-out, another stretch of sand
dunes has to be negotiated, but these are more gently undu
lating and less barren.
At mile 9, the peculiar well of Safwan. It is situated in the
centre of a circular knoll of the shape of an inverted pudding
bowl. »
At mile 11, the track crosses the dry
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Nawaii, and
then ascends to the sandy Shibhat-al-Khadim tract, em brae-
ing a depression in which lies the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Misakin.
From here Jabal Hafit, the solitary hill to the south of
Baraimi, is visible.
7 JIMI (BARAI- 20 m. From here the
MI OASIS). course is laid south-
125 m. - south-west for dabal
Hafit.
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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.
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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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