'Routes in Arabia' [571] (604/852)
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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571
R oute N o . 170— condd.
10 AL-WAIS1T
95 m. About east down
the south bank of the
222 m.
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Bayar.
During stages 7 and 8 several watercourses are crossed,
notably Wadis Gharra, Hasa, and Hidrij. At the first named
the elevation is about 2,400 feet. i-
AH these watercourses trend north-east towards
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
girhan, and are dry except after heavy rain.
The route then lies across a limestone plain covered with
black flints.
At m. 78, the well of Sudai.
At Al-Waisit the route enters the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan, and joins
Route No. 175, Dera'a-Hail.
From this point there is a continuous line of wells to within
15 miles of Jauf (al-'Umr).
U JAUF AL-'UMR 105 m. See Route No. 175,
Dera'a-Hail.
327 m.
ROUTE No. 171.
F rom TAYMA to JAUF-AL-'UMR.
175 miles. 7 stages.
Authorities—C. M. Doughty and D. Carruthers, from
native information.
Epitome.
General Description. —A little frequented caravan route,
running for the first stage over a plain, and for the remainder
of its length, with the exception of the last thirteen miles,
across the Nafud. The general direction of the route is about
north by east. It is of course impracticable for any animals
but camels.
Water. —Apparently very scarce throughout. There are
wells at most of the stages, but no precise details are avail
able.
Fuel and Fodder.—Both plentiful.
Supplies.—En route, nil.
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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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- '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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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