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'Routes in Arabia' [‎471] (504/852)

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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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R oute N o. 128 {a)—contd»
4
'ubal
69 m.
17 m. South-south-east.
The nature of the road
is similar to that in stage
3. The route continues up the valley, and at mile 4^ there is
a gap in the hills to the south-west, through which it is consi
dered possible that a pass for the projected Hodeida-Sana'a
railway may be found.
At mile 5 Hath Nihar, a village and well.
At mile 15 the large Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Har is crossed; a very rocky path
leads down the precipitous banks, which have a drop of about
250 feet, and an equal rise on the other side. Water flows in it.
It joins Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sanfur. Just before 'Ubal another wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. , a tri
butary of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Har, is crossed but the drop in this case is
only about 100 feet; water flows in it. All along this stage there
are extensive dhurrah crops.
At mile 17 'Ubal, there are good wells and supplies of all
sorts are plentiful. There is a Turkish garrison of 100—150
men, and a telegraph office. Altitude 1,300 feet.
5 hajailah .. 8 m. East-south-east. The
road gradually rises.
77 m. , . j tj .
At mile 3 the small Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Aghanyah is crossed. It con
tains a clear, flowing stream, from which much cultivation is
lrri At mile 8 Hajailah, a large village with good wells and sup
plies of all kinds. There is a Turkish garrison and telegraph
office. It is the headquarters of the Mudir of the district.
The plain ends here and the ascent of the mountain to Sana a
is commenced.
Altitude 1,800 feet.
C wassal .. 12 m. North-eMt. From this
point to oana a the
gQ m surface of the road is
roughly made which, added to the natural hardness
of the ground, gives it almost a metalled quality As there
is no wheeled transport any engineering work on it lasts a long
time. For the first four miles the route lies along a good
path on the edge o£ the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hajailah, which is soon euolosed

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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.

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