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'Routes in Arabia' [363] (396/852)
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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363
Ro&tk Mo. d8 -~cm ld.
Jabal Sarar. A fihc paved road pfotectcd by old forts zig-zags
through a narrow gully to the top of the hill where there
are the remains of & very strong fortress with rneny wells and
three open connected cisterns. This hill commands the whole
of the Abyan. From Jabal Sarar the track leads straight to
Dirjaj.
(b) From Khanfar to Misana; 10 miles.
_ From Khanfar a good track leads to Misana, distance 10
miles. The track leads north across cultivation for 2 miles,
then across waste ground for another 2 miles, after which
it passes through low hills until at mile 6| it reaches Al Husn.
This village is in Yafai territory and is situated in a level grazing
plain at the foot of these low hills. The
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Bana is 2 miles
distant to the west. The country is very fertile ; 4 pakha and
50 kacha houses. There are two wells which yield a fairly
good supply of water. Forage is plentiful and ordinary provi
sions of the country are obtainable. Thence it is 4 miles due
•north over open ground to Misana. {See Route No. 99, stage 4.)
Misana is a Saiyid village on the right bank of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
I?ana situated immediately under a range of hills called Jabal-
adh-Dhala. It is surrounded by cultivation and consists of
15 pakkct and 25 kacha houses. The Sayids of this village
control the Nazia canal.
Water. —'From the Bana
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
close by. There is also a spring
of excellent water rather more than half a mile from the village.
Forage and Fuel. —Abundant. '
Supplies. —In small quantities.
BRANCH ROUTE.
F rom AL-'ASALAH to AL-QARAH.
(c) Nearly opposite to Al-Ma'ir the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Theba joins the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hasan. A route runs up this
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
to Al-Qarah. Another
route leads across the hills to the sea at Al-'Asalah [see Route
No. 97 (a), stage 3]. This would be the shortest route from
'Asalah 'to QSrah.
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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'
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- 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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