"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد IV .١٩١٧" [و‎‎١‎٩‎٧] (٥٣٠/٣٩٨)

ROUTE 141a
(m
389
Jazili Pasha, 20 houses, on 1. Wells.
Pass Mazanta village, 2 m. to r.
Three houses on r. Well.
Tirkih, 10 houses. Well.
Selminjik, 10 houses, on r. Well.
Pass Sheikh Bujah village, ^ m. to 1.
Arajuram, 35 houses, on r. Wells.
Yona, 40 houses, on 1. Water from the Wassa river and
wells. .
Wassa river crosses from 1. In autumn, 18 ft. wide, ft.
deep; current, 1| m.p.h. Its bed is 100 yds. from
bank to bank, and it would be impassable in flood-time.
The banks are 80 ft. high, and steep ; much work would
be required to make a cart-road here.
Direction ENE. over practically open plain.
Pass Yenzipan village, 2 m. to r.
Kilanz, 45 houses, on 1. Wells.
Wassala, 40 houses, on 1. Water from wells and the Sajur
river.
Sajur river crosses from 1. In autumn, 30 ft. wide, 1 ft.
deep, current 2 m.p.h. It would be impassable in
flood time, and its banks and bed are similar to those of
the Wassa (m. 39).
Kannab, 15 houses, to 1. Water from river Sajur and
wells. From this point turn sharp to 1., and march over
open undulating plain in an ENE. direction by a rather
stony track. To m. 56 there is a general slight up-grade
with gentle undulations; thence to Jerablus there is
a general slight down-grade, interrupted, however, by
ascents and descents over broken hills. Carts on this
stretch of the road would find difficulty owing to grades
and stones.
Cross Birijik—Aleppo caravan-track 139) and T.L.
Shibil, 20 houses, on r. Wells.
G-ach village, 1 m. to 1.
Gechili, 10 houses, on 1.
Mohu, 15 houses, on 1. Wells, 30 ft. deep.
Pass Shitbik village, 2 m. to 1.
Pass Germish village, 2 m. to 1.
Pass Alayuz village, 1 m. to r.
Stream crosses from r., with flow of 400 gall. p.h. ; not
very good water.