"تقرير عسكري عن بلاد الرافدين (العراق)" [ظ‎‎١‎٤] (٢٢٦/٣٣)

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Tnuixport. -Camels— 1,000 from the Juhaish, Shammar
and Mutaiwid.
Mules—Nil.
Donkeys— 100 .
Carts or cars—Nil.
Communication. —(i) Hoad.—Tel Afar to Mosul via
Maria; passable for all wheels.
To Mosul via Muwali and Sahaji; passable for Ford
vans.
To Mosul via Tel Gonesiyah; passable for pack.
To Nisibin via Hogena; passable for L.A.M. cars.
To Eski Mosul; passable for Ford cars.
To Babul Sinjar; passable for L.A.M. cars.
To Dair al Zor; passable for L.A.M. cars.
To Zummar via Hogena; passable for Ford vans as
far as Abu Wajnah.
(ii) Telegraph.—To Mosul via Hogena.
(iii) Visual.—From Political bungalow to Balad Sinjar
and from hills north of Tel Afar to hills south
of Dohuk.
Landing LVemm/s.—Non-existent. Ground 2 miles
south-east of town has been chosen as a likely site—work
required being 700 men-days.
Camping Grounds .—Unlimited south-east of town.
Billeting accommodation for one battalion infantry is
available in the military quarter and in the old gendarme
barracks if essential. In ordinary times billets for one
company or squadron should be obtainable.
Administration .—Headquarters of a qadha and a
qaimmaqam.
CHAPTER III.
CLIMATE.
Gtncrtd. The climatic conditions of Northern Jazirah
approximate to those of a semi-tropical area which is
situated at a considerable distance from any ocean.
Although an appreciable amount of rain falls in the
winter months (November to March), the long dry summer
suggests semi-arid as the aptest descriptive term. The
proximity of Northern Jazirah, however, to the montane
region of Kurdistan, tends to moderate the summer