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'Routes in Arabia' [727] (758/852)
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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727
R oute N o . 201— contd>
Khurmatu-Dftquq track. Tuz Khurmatu is to the south-east
from here. The Hamrin hills, as seen from here, fill the horizon
from west to south -Avest. Just beyond this the hills on the right
of the road, hereabout called Dawudiyah, converge towards the
road and die away ; but mounds continue near the road for 3
miles further. (N. B.—Troops moving along the Khanaqin-
Kirkiik road might be annoyed from the hills close to the road
on its north -east side almost all the way from Khanaqin to the
present station. The crossing of the Diyalah might also be
made difficult.)
At about 7 miles from Tuz Khurmatu the highest part of the
ground is reached, ^t about 8 miles there is a mound on the
right side of the roacf. At about 9 miles the bed of a stream
called Khuri Chai is crossed; it is considered the half-way place
between Tuz Khurmatu and Daquq. The name means " dry
stream," but there were a few pools in the bed at which we
watered our animals. Some half mile further on a second,
Khuri Chai, about 100 yards wide, is encountered ; it is said to
unite with the first a little further down (i.e., to the west.)
2 nd Station 3 hrs 40 mts. The second halting
place was reached in
two hours from the
first. From it the mound at 8 miles from Tuz Khurmatu bears
south-east; Daquq is to the north-west; and to the north-west
by west is a fort of Namuk Agha, DawudTyah Kurd, by which
1,000 houses are said to be protected.
3 ed Station 4 hrs. 10 mts. Half an hour later
a third halt was made,
and Tu? KhurmStu
was found to bear about south-south-east while Namiik
Agha's village was to the west-south-west at or 3 miles
distance. There are hills to the north-east, but they are now
distant and not high.
I th Station 5 hrs. After 50 minutes go
ing the top of a long
rise on the road is
attained. Daquq lies ahead to the north-west by north, and
Tuz Khurmatu behind to the south-south-east. To the east at
1 mile, is the village of Shorawah, consisting of 50 houses of
Dawudiyah Kurds. To the west is a conspicuous mound, about
3 miles off ; a grove of trees lies somewhat nearer and a littlQ
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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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