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'Routes in Arabia' [‎581] (614/852)

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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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581
R oute N o . 174— contd,
2 ASH-SHURAFA 14 hours. About south.
AND UMM-AL- At i hour from Dar-
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22 hours. UZ AM. al-Humur, traok enters
an ' Aqabah called Al-Ulwa, which takes li hours to ascend.
It then ascends to a place called 'Ush-al-Ghurab {the crow a
nest) at 12 hours from Al-Ulwa.
It then ascends for J hour to some tombs called Ash-Shuhadft
(the martyrs) and then descends to end of stage where there is
no village and no water ; ground so hard that pegs can only be
driven into it with difficulty.
3 MAGHAIYIR 12 hrs. About south.
SHA'IB. Track winds between
34 hours. hills to end of stage,
which is 2 hours from Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Madian. Drinkable water, fertile
land and cultivation. Date trees. Close to it on the sea shore
grow fruit trees such as fig, grape and lemon.
4 ' AYUN-AL-QA- 14 hours. South by west.
——— SAB. Easy track. Abl,
48 hours. Saut, and Magi trees.
'Ayun-al-Qasab is situated on the sea shore near a stream
which flows into the sea. Many date trees. Dukhn and barley
are cultivated; also straw (sarkar) for the manufacture of mats.
5 AL-MUWAI-LAH 12 hours. South-south-east.
Track first crosses a
60 hours. hill, and then runs
along the sea shore on shingle for 11 hours ; it then descends to
end of stage.
Al-Muwaliah, a village with a fort; a few houses built of
stone and bricks, but majority of palm branches and mud. Drink
ing water from wells. Date trees and some cultivation of
water-melons, cucumbers, and tobacco.
Here starts Route No. 167, Muwailah-Tabuk.
6 SALMAH (or DIA ; South-south-east.
or ABAR-AS SU- Track easy at first,
72 hrs. LTAN) DHABA ? over sandy plain.
Two hours before end of stage, a narrow path, called Shaqq-
al-Aqaza, is followed. Camels go in single file to end of stage.
Salmah a small hamlet, containing a tower for guards.
Drinkable water. Trees. Sailing boats take wood and charcoal
from here to Suez.
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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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English in Latin script
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