"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد IV .١٩١٧" [ظ‎‎١‎٥‎٩] (٥٣٠/٣٢٣)

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LAND EOUTES
ROUTE 107
DIAEBEKR—HAINI (40 M. ?)
Authority Military Report on E.T.A., vol. iv, Route 204 (Report of 1910).
This route seems to be easy except between m. 24 and m. 28, and
between m on—*... >
Miles from
Diar-
bekr
0
7
14
19
23
37 and m. 37^
24
28
364
37?
37i?
40?
Diarbekr, Follow Lijjeh road to Qadi Koi (see Route 104).
Qadi Koi. Continue N. over broad ridge between the
Tigris and the Ambar.
About here plateau ends abruptly in a flat-topped, narrow
lidge commanding country to N. Easy descent into
plain. Easy track over plain. A few small villages.
Grass in spring.
Aglimeshat, 25 houses, near spring'.
Dirnik, hamlet near spring.
Aq[ Veiran Saghir, village near spring.
Aq Veiran Eebir, village (given as 25^ m. by another
authority). Some good wells and springs, the latter
dry in summer.
Nature of country changes abruptly. Enter belt of rough
limestone country, waterless in late summer. Track
would require improvement in places for guns.
Stony area ceases. Proceed over cultivated plain.
Two good wells lined with stone, water 10 ft. below surface.
Some stone troughs for watering horses.
Proceed NE. over plain. Pass well similar to last.
Cross stream-bed, dry in August.
Eeach the Ambar Cbai, where it emerges from rocky gorge
in ridge to N. Cross stream (15 ft. wide and 6 in. deep
in August) and follow rough stone track up gorge, which
would require improving for guns. The gorge is only
50 yds. wide: boulders and trees. Pass ruins of stone
bridge.
Emerge into well-cultivated valley. Clay track. Cross
irrigation cuts.
Haini, /00 houses, mostly Armenian (but compare p. 32).
Large ^ spring of good water, irrigating the plain, and
extensive gardens and orchards.