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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol II. 1917' [325] (329/542)
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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158 20 EWAin (or 'Ain Beni SdriJch), village of about 70 houses
of the Beni Sarikh, with watch-tower ; copious
spring. Altitude 1,200 ft.
Continue some distance down
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
'Ain ; then
turn off tor. over sterile plain with a few stunted
acacias and euphorbias.
12 m. Bat, village of the Beni Kelban ; see I, p. 270.
178 20 Muheirah, village of 60 to 80 houses, surrounded by date-
groves, orchards, and cultivation ; good stream
of water. Continue over plain.
8 m. Dariz, small town, one of the chief centres of
the Beni Ghafir tribe in Dhahirah ; popula
tion about 1,200; see I, p. 269. It stands
in a valley known as Qarn el-Kabsh, a tribu
tary of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
el-Kebir ; hot springs in
neighbourhood.
9 m. Beit el-'Ainein, large fort and hamlet;
see I, p. 269.
198 20 'IBRI, largest town of Dhahirah ; population 5,000 ;
elevation 1,180 ft. ; see I, p. 270. It stands in
Wddi Saneisal.
1^ m. Cross neck between low hill overlooking Tbri
and a prominent spur of the main range.
Route then traverses undulating plain, stony
and sandy in places, with sparse vegetation.
8 m. At about this point a cluster of hills is passed
lying away to S.
217 19 Mazum, large strongly-walled village, with guarded en
trance, inhabited by Baluchis. From village climb
steep ascent to pass over Jebel Fuleij (or Faleij).
The track is strewn with boulders, and is difficult
on that account ; it is said to be capable of
improvement with little difficulty by removal of
obstructions. After crossing the pass, the track
gradually takes a north-westerly direction, in order
to clear a spur thrown out into the plain from the
main range on theE. ; it passes over sandy soil.
8 m. At about this point the spur is rounded.
Dir. NE. over shingly ground.
231 14 DHANK, second largest town of Dhahirah ; pop. 3,500 ;
see I, p. 268.
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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.
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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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