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'Routes in Arabia' [‎473] (506/852)

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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.
8 SUQ-AL-KHAMiS. 36 m. East. The road,
4,000 feet. The gradients are sometimes very steep, and in
parts the road is very rocky.
At mile J there is a well.
The route crosses the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Har.
At mile 81, amidst wild ravines, the strongly situated guard
house of Bait-al-Mifki is passed ; there are some wells.
At mile 13| the guard and rest-house of Igig is reached. It
is situated on a high ridge. There is a well.
The route descends about 800 feet and winds along through
a narrow ravine.
At mile 15| a spring and flowing stream are passed.
The route ascends again and crosses another high pass at
about mile 22.
At this point the strongly situated guard-house of [Mafhaqa
is seen on a high hill on the opposite side of the valley. There
is a well in the wddi below it. The garrison is about 150 men.
There is a telegraph office.
The route then ascends the great mountain mass which lies
to the east of the lower levels of the valley of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Har
and takes advantage of a long spur which runs down from Suq-
al-Khamis.
At mile 36 Suq-al-Khamls ; there are wells and supplies of
all sorts are obtainable. There is a Turkish garrison, a rest-
house and a telegraph office. Altitude 7,800 feet.
9 SINAN PASHA An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 18 m. East. The route as-
mountains on which Suq-al-Khamis is situated, and winds along
the east side of the ridge at a fairly level gradient passing below
the strongly situated guard-house of Bait-as-Salama, where there
is water. Then it descends steeply to a loadi, spanned by a single-
arch masonry bridge, 80 feet long by 20 feet broad. In the
vicinity of this bridge there are some stone huts, which are used
for a weekly hdzdr. The route ascends again over a spur of
mountains to the north, and then descends to another deep wddi
spanned by a similar bridge to that at Bait-as-Salama. It
ascends by a slight gradient.
140 m.
which is about 18 feet
wide, descends about
158 m.
cends about 2.000 feet
to the pass over the

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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.

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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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