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'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway' [‎118v] (241/308)

The record is made up of 1 volume (150 folios). It was created in 20 Aug 1904-3 Apr 1922. 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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Inclosure 6 in No. i.
No.
LXV
LX VI
LXVI1
LXVIII
LXIX
LXXI
LXXIl
LXXIII
Description of Boundaries.
Name.
Description.
Barh-am-’Ashata (or
Khurj)
From Barh-am-’Asbara (also called Barh-am-Khurj) the
line proceeds in a general north-westerly direction, and
follows the north side of the road running along the foot
of J.-am-Ibda:, and keeping to the left bank of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Khasana (52), reaches the col called Barh-am-Mashrak
(37) at the point numbered LX VI.
Barh-am-Mashrak ..
From Barh-am-Mashrak it ascends to a point on the
northern spur of J. Tufasu (47), and crossing W.
Ghoref (29) at a point about half a kilometer to the west
of the hamlet of Khabal (36), ascends to the summit of
J. Numan.
J. Ntiman ..
From J. Numan the line turns in a south-westerly direction,
and follows the watershed between the Red Sea and the
Gulf of Aden, passing through the points Barh-ar-Ruwes
(34), J.-arr -Najaj (39), J. Sef, Barh-al-Haima (a col
about H kilom. to the south of the hamlet of A1 Raima)
(49), Nrjd-am-Rahaz (54), J. Sin Santa, to the summit of
J. Jariba.
J. Jariba ..
It then descends the south-west spur of J. Jariba, and goes
straight in an almost due westerly direction to the
summit of J. Kahbub, from which point it crosses the
tract of desert country in a straight line to the top of
J. Kuwah leaving the well of A1 Hajari on the Turkish
side.
J. Kuwah ..
From the summit of J. Kuwah (see large scale map of Sheikh
Said jo^oo) boundary line follows the heights to the
highest point (LXX) on the south-eastern spur of J.
Kuwah. The point LXX is situated about 600 yards,
i.e., nearly 550 metres to the west and south of the hill
called J. Mijbiya on the large scale map, and is marked
by a cairn of rough stone, some 2 metres in height,
erected by the Turks.
J. Laheji ..
From LXX the line runs straight to point LXXI on the
mo-T northerly of the two rocky hillocks lying to the
north and west of J. Sue’diya. Point XXI is marked by
a masonry pillar in cement, about 2^ feet square at the
base and 5 feet in height. The two hillocks are known
T .o the Arabs as Jebel Laheji.
Husn Murad
From point LXXI the boundaiy runs again in a straight
line to the highest point of the headland called llusn
Murad. At LXXIl a pillar of masonry in cement, 2£ feet
at the base and 6 feet high, has also been erected. Husn
Murad is sometimes called Sheikh Murad, or simply A1
Husn (i.e., the fort), from an old native-built fort, the
remains of which still exist at the spot.
..
From this pillar the line follows the crest of Husn Murad
to the water’s edge at a point marked LXXI on the
boundary map.
(Signed) G. H. FITZMAURICE,
British Commissioner.

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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, and notes, relating to proposals for the construction of a steam railway between Aden and its hinterland from 1904.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

The correspondence is followed by further discussion on extending into Aden a railway to be built from Dar-al-Amir to Nobat Dakim [Nawbatal-Dakim, Yemen; identified on map four miles north of Al'Anad but not corresponding to any actual place], on its further extension to D'thala [Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen], on the permission and financial contribution sought from the Government of India, and on negotiations with local rulers and tribes. A projected line from Hodeida [Al Hudaydah, Yemen] to Sana'a is also briefly discussed in the volume.

The main correspondents are the Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , the 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. in London, and the Government of India.

The volume also includes cuttings from Parliamentary debates on 'The Aden Hinterland', and a 'Map of the Proposed Railway from Aden to Nobat Dakim' on folio 114.

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1 volume (150 folios)
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The subject 379 (Railways) consists of one volume. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 152; 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. A large folded map is enclosed in a polyester sleeve, on folio 114.

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