Southern Arabia / Edition 1

by J. Theodore Bent, Mabel Bent

Overview

First published in 2005. J. Theodore Bent, well established as a travel writer and archaeologist, made seven journeys in all around the southern part of Arabia including Oman and Dhofar. Accompanied always by his wife, the author devoted the last years of his life to observation and travel in these lands. This account of the couple's travels, first published in 1899, two years after Bent's death, is a fascinating picture of the lands, peoples and history of Southern Arabia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780710309532
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/27/2005
Series:	Arabia Library
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	532
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

J. Theodore Bent was a successful travel writer and explorer. Amongst his other works are The Sacred City of the Ethiopians and Ruined Cities of Mashonaland-Zimbabwe.

Table of Contents

I. MANAMAH AND MOHAREK II . THE MOUNDS OF ALI III . OUR VISIT TO RUFA'A MASKATIV. SOME HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT OMV. MASKAT AND THE OUTSKIRTS THE HADHRAMOUT VI. MAKALLA VII. OUR DEPARTURE INTO THE I NTERIOR VIII, THE AKABA IX. THROUGH WADI KASR X. OUR SOJOURN AT KOTON XI. THE WADI SER AND KABR SALEH XII. THE CITY OF SHIBAHM XIII. FAREWELL TO THE SULTAN OF SHIBAHM XIV. HARASSED BY OUR GUIDES XV. RETRIBUTION FOR OUR FOES XVI. COASTING EASTWARD BY LAND XVII. COASTING WESTWARD BY SEA DHOFAR AND THE GARA MOUNTAINS CHAPTER PAGK XVIII. MERBAT AND AL HAFA XIX. THE GARA TRIBE XX. THE GARA MOUNTAINS XXL THE IDENTIFICATION OF ABYSSAPOLIS XXII. SAILING FROM KOSSEIR TO ADEN AN AFRICAN INTERLUDE : THE EASTERN SOUDAN XXIII. COASTING ALONG THE RED SEA XXIV. HALAIB AND SAWAKIN KADIM XXV. INLAND FROM MERSA HALAIB XXVI. MOHAMMED GOL XXVII. * DANCING ON TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND, PICKING UP GOLD ' XXVIII. BEHIND THE JEBEL ERBA THE MAHRI ISLAND OF SOKOTRA XXIX. KALENZLL XXX. ERIOSH AND KADHOUP XXXI. TAMARIDA OR HADIBO XXXII. WE DEPART FOR THE LAND'S END, i.e. BAS MOMI XXXIII. MOUNT HAGHIER AND FEREGHET XXXIV. BACK TO THE OCEAN BELED FADHLI AND BELED YAFEI XXXV. EXPERIENCES WITH THE YAFEI SULTAN XXXVI. AMONG THE PADHLI XXXVII. FROM THE PLAIN OF MIS'HAL TO THE SEA