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'Routes in Arabia' [‎314] (347/852)

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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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314
ROUTE No. 89.
From MAQlTINjro NISAB [vid YASHBIJM).
129 miles. 7 stages.
Authority and Date. —Mr. G. W. Bury, December 1899.
Epitome
General Description.—-Geneval direction north-east. This is
the eastern route to Nisrb from the coast. The track on leav
ing Maqatm leads north-east to mile 14 across open country •
then crosses the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Ahwar, enters the hills and leads in a
northerly direction for 10 miles across 2 open plains. Thence
the track gradually trends to the north-east and at mile 26 it
crosses a low pass, the Naqil Khalif, which is of no great diffi
cult}^. Open country is again entered and the plain of Rahah
is crossed until the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Laika is reached at mile 40. The Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Laika runs for the most part through a narrow gorge and is a
death-trap after heavy rain. This vrtdi is followed with slight
m ermissions for over 20 miles until an easy pass is crossed
ea ing to Ihe plateaux of Munqa ah and Mahfid, where several
Milages and some wells and cultivation are passed. When
crossing these plateaux the track trends gradually to the south
east until the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mekia is reached at mile 73." Crossing this
wudi the track leads through the gorge of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Rafal, which
18 "r 0r / 8 ^ 0 ^ 0we ^» i nto mountainous country to the Thcbt
pass (4,901') at mile 82. This pass is very steep in places and is
on y t for hill camels with half loads. From the pass the track
o ows a imld most of the way to Yashbum, at mile 87 crossing
w-T f a ' SS s !™ rtl y before reaching the town. To mile 101 the
Wad \ ashbum and certain of its tributaries are ascended in
a general north-north-west direction through hilly country into
™ 0 P en country of Jol-ad-Dahraand Jol-al-Mutti to Nisab.
I ater.—Scanty from occasional single wells in stages 1,
4, / ; occasional pools and springs in stages 2 (in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Laika)
and .>; abundant at 5 and 6 and at Nisab.
I ueL —I'mhably abundant throughout.
Fodder. Camel grazing probably ample.
applies. A fair supply of wheat and millet is procurable
at ^ ashbum, Saina, and Nisab. Honey at Yashbum.
amel, sheep, and goats are numerous round Yasnbum, Saina,
and Nisab.

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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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