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'Routes in Arabia' [493] (526/852)
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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493
Route No. 131— contd,
4 YARIM .. 25 ui. General direction
south-south-west.
Ql in . To m. 5, over level
ground, then it ascends and becomes broken, and is bad most of
the way to Yarlra. The scenery changes, and instead of the
level plains the mountains are again reached and everything is
green, with plenty of springs by the roadside. On the right of
the road is an enormously deep gorge full of coffee plantations
at the bottom, and the Kha stream, which is believed to reach
the Red Sea at Marsa Mujaiiis, near Ras Zabid, flows down the
centre. There is a short, level bit just before arriving at Yanm,
which is a small, dirty town, built partly on the level and part
ly on the side of a mountain.
Elevation, about 8,500 feet.
G Q A'TAB AH .. 42 m. General direction
south-south-east.
J33 m The road is said to be
fairly good, though it passes over some very hilly ground.
At m. 8, the village of Hamra.
At m. 21, the village of Saddah. The route runs east
into Saddah and south out o£ it. * - i v i
The Anglo-Turkish boundary runs through Qa tabah ; see
Route No. 102, Aden-Qa'tabah.
ROUTE No. 131 (Alternative),
F rom SANA A to QA TABAH.
144 miles. ^ stages.
Authnrily and Dale. -Hunter's Map of Arabia, 1908.
Epitome.
General DescrifUon.-A track over very mountomous
country impassable ior wheeled transport, but practicable (or
pack animals.
Water. —Plentiful from streams and wells.
Fuel and Fodder.—Both Plentiful.
Supplies.—Very limited quantities of ecreaK vegetables,
fruits, milk, eggs, etc., and some livestock are available
villages cn route.
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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'
- 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
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- Open Government Licence