!['Routes in Arabia' [‎451] (484/852)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001d4/IOR_L_MIL_17_16_3_0484.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Routes in Arabia' [‎451] (484/852)")
'Routes in Arabia' [451] (484/852)
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.
451
R oute N o . 121— contd.
Fuel. —Plentiful. - . ,
Fodder.—Must be collected from neighbourhood. Ample
in Karaba district. Good grazing for camels on thorny scrub.
Supplies. —Scanty till Karaba is reached, where ordinary
local supplies are available in small qvm ntit.ics.
No. of stage 1 iwaik
and total i Details.
distance. 1
BIR RAS 1 ARAH, See Route No. 116, stage 5.
1 PHAIL AM 15 m. Two good tracks
RARRAR M almost due north,
BAii drtn. paraUei to the course
of thcTwadi Tarbaha which debouches at Bir Ras 'Arab, over
Iny Khabt plain covered with low scrub one pas„s
to the west of Bir Fara, the other to the west ot a low hill about
1°^: the first. Good going for troo^ o^s^rt
throughout. Bir Fara is passed , at
Barbar is reached at the south-east foot ot '^ st ^
Camping grounds, ample m extent, on stony plain to east ot
Gh GL1rBar a Sar, r a small stream of exeellent
a narrow gorge between two low hills on north and south about
400 and SocfW high ev«y
labours. 1 " llterTu Ir suppty Creased. Bir Fara. 4 feet dia-
meter 40 feet to water and "about 10 feet of good water, feup
i ' a ifflnipnt for 600 men and 500 animals in May, from
"rand a little eultivation below stream.
P Tippltes asfofsir Ras 'Arab from neighbourhood. Wood m
plenty and good thorn gracing for camels. The Wadr Tarbaba
is liable to sudden floods after heavy ram.
2 GHAILKULAIT /V «m. J-ck ^tnkes north
" of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tarbaha on the
right bank to about mile 1, then enters the bed ^
KalXwWeh TXr'wnorth-eaS; ^ Th^northj^ up
the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tarbaha, through a waterless country.
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' [451] (484/852), 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_100023799991.0x000055> [accessed 25 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023799991.0x000055
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_100023799991.0x000055">'Routes in Arabia' [‎451] (484/852)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023799991.0x000055"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001d4/IOR_L_MIL_17_16_3_0484.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