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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [‎232] (236/542)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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232 SOUTH-WESTERN ROUTES
miles,
total, stages
side by lofty mountains for 8|- miles to end
of stage.
48 22 GMr el-Hindi, where road joins Wddi Yiba. There is
no village, but a large rock cave affords shelter
Ihe Humeidah boundary ends here and that of
Kabi'ah Mujatirah begins.
Dir. SW. through woods by the side of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Yiba
which generally contains flowing water,
m. Helf, a resort of nomads.
3 m. Markh, a resort of nomads.
2| m. Hajaya, a narrow gorge.
2 m. Tahun en-Nasrdni, a nomad resort,
m. Khurs, a nomad resort.
2 20| Jama'ah Rabi'ah, where the road from Sabt el-'Umr
joins^and the Rabi'ah Mujatirah boundary ends.
Juma'ah Rabi'ah lies in a fertile valley amongst
hills, and consists of about 20 stone-built houses
An important market is held every Friday and
the country produces 3 crops yearly, dukhn,
dhura, simsim, indigo, limes, and vegetables
being grown.
TTrvrvrr roac ^ h ere leaves Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Yiba and goes
WJNW. through Bela'ir territory, passing about
a dozen villages surrounded by cultivation, of
^ which the most important is Suq el-Habil.
12 m. Suq el-Habil, small village with market.
6 m. Mishrif, small village in Wddi Mishrif.
qqi oi t- -o i-c ^ oac ^ S 0 ® 8 ( l ue W. down the wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. .
2 Joz Bela ir, large village of about 800 straw huts and
a Turkish Markciz. The Sikkat el-Helawiyah
(see Route No. 50) joins at this point.
The road leaves the wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. here and continues
o\ er level country with patches of cultivation to
Qunfudah.
1 m. A small settlement of Manadil Ashraf.
4 m. The road enters the Beni Zeid boundaries.
4 2 m. Dar el- Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. , large village of about 400
straw huts.
I2 m . The village of Mashd'ikh and, in close suc-
cession, the small villages of Zaydlah and
*J Ci ,

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This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume II, Routes (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1917) and contains details on routes in the Arabian Peninsula, as well as information on transport and lines of communication arranged on a geographical basis. Chapters concerning meteorological information, hygiene and disease, and vocabularies have also been incorporated. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and the War Office. The sources from which the routes have been compiled, together with notes on directions and distance, appear at the head of each chapter, while some sections have been compiled on the basis of native information. Authorities cited include: George August Wallin, William Gifford Palgrave, Carlo Claudio Camillo Guarmani, Lady Anne Blunt, Charles Huber, Julius Euting, Gerard Leachman, Gertrude Bell, Anders Christian Barclay Raunkiær, William Henry Irvine Shakespear, and John Gordon Lorimer.

The volume includes a note on confidentiality, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:

  • Chapter 1: Methods of Transport;
  • Chapter 2: Communications, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
  • Chapter 3: Routes, A. Northern Routes, B. Eastern Routes, C. Central Routes, D. Western Routes, E. South-Western Routes, F. Southern Routes, G. Souther-Eastern Routes;
  • Chapter 4: Meteorological Observations;
  • Chapter 5: Hygiene and Disease;
  • Chapter 6: Vocabularies;
  • Appendix: Note on the System of Transliteration and Glossary of Topographical and Common Terms;
  • Index;
  • Plates.

There is also a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Terms'.

There is one map contained in this volume: 'Map 5. Key Map of Routes'. In addition, there are nine plates by Douglas Carruthers, Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Captain Gerard Leachman, and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles.

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1 volume (271 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chapters. There is a contents page, list of maps, alphabetical index, and list of plates.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the map which is inserted at the back of the volume, on number 271.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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