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'Routes in Arabia' [‎599] (632/852)

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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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599
K oute N o. ll§—conid.
camp the country becomes more hilly, with loss steep gradients
and not so many big valleys. Towards the end of the day the
country is fairly level and undulating, but very bleak and stony.
Atra. 10, Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Kalb, about 30 yards broad with-a sandy
bed.
At m. 12^, Wadis Jabal and Kalb join, both about the
same size, and run into the Euphrates near Kerbala. Went
down the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Jabal as far as some wells dug by the Slayb tribe
in the bed of the stream. Water from local rains. There are
Slayb wells about every 12 miles down this wddi. They are
properly bricked up and water is found in them in summer
by digging a few feet.
At m. 19^, camped. Our guides reported that there are
2 large wells about 300 feet deep, called Bir-al-Barid, some 3
days east of here (90 miles).
14 ABAYITH ( T )ist- 251m. General direction
rict ). about south.
314 m . The next day the
country was hilly at first but with gentle gradients, almost
undulating. During the last 7 miles of the day s journey,
bigger hills and steeper gradients. Ground very rocky and
stony. Patches of black rocks.
At m. 16, Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Miraiya; smaller than Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Jabal.
No water.
At m. 22, Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Abayith. Both these wadis join the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Jabal further east.
At m. 25|, camped in the Abayith district.
15 {No ncnn?• • 27 m. General direction
south-south-west.
341 m> At m. 10, Salailah
district.
At m. 20, Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Gariah, plenty of water standing in pools
about same size as Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Abayith, which it joins to eastward.
At m. 27, camped. Country all day still hilly, but almost
undulating though here and there it rises and falls 50 to 60 feet.
Valleys much broader, 2 or 3 miles across. Country not so xocky
but very stony. Formation changing to flint and limestone. Hei-
bage in valleys.

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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.

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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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