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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [235] (244/432)
The record is made up of 1 volume (214 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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YVO
EOUTE 35
235
Miles from
Sulei-
maniyeli
121
139
Mar-i-Kharvar 9 bivouac cave in the hill-side, capable of
holding about 30 men and 30 animals.
The track now ascends a valley by a good road, 10 ft.
wide. An undulating plateau with several villages near
and a good many cattle is then crossed, after which the
track descends to the Qara Su.
General direction to Agha Hasan SE.
Shortly before reaching Kuvansar the route from Qasr-i-
ShlrTn to Senna is crossed, at or near Kani Khadran
(see JRoutes in Persia, vol. ii, 73).
Ruvansar village, 100 poor huts, near the river, which
about here is 10 ft. wide, 2^ ft. deep, with current
3 m.p.h.
From here alternative roads lead to Kirmanshali:—
(i) Westerly route via Sadikabad, Shaliabad, Patiabad, and
Dustavand (about 48 m.). This route runs close beside
the main road, and is said to touch the latter about 8 m.
beyond Sadikabad. Road passable for all arms except at
two or three points; but in 1897 it was reported inferior
for troops to the main road. A trestle-bridge or cutting
for guns would be needed at the Ab-i-Mark (about m. 22),
the banks of the Lilufar stream (m. 42) need easing for
guns, and small parts of the road between Patlabad (m. 28)
and Dustavand (m. 43|) are liable to flood. Supplies on
the whole good; water plentiful; grazing good after
Shaliabad (about 15 m.) ; little or no fuel. See Routes in
Persia, vol. ii, 75.
(ii) Via Khaglistan. This is a detour to E. (about 54-66 m.
according to the season), following route (iii) below for
about 16 m. and branching off to S. a few miles from
Kamara (Kamaran). Beyond that point it is a camel road
which could with slight improvements be made passable
for artillery, but a detour ESE. has to be made near Kir-
manshah in winter and spring when the Qara Su is
unfordable. Good water throughout; few supplies, little
fuel and forage. See Routes in Persia, vol. ii, 78.
(iii) Via Bilavar Valley and Tang '-i -Kiiiish.k ; a long detour to E.
(75 m.). Fair track, only in parts passable for all arms;
no great difficulties in road construction. Water plentiful.
Supplies and fuel generally very scarce ; grazing good. See
Routes in Persia, vol.
ii
76.
The valley is broad and rather swampy, and the road
runs across it in a general SE. direction, at first through
scattered villages and then along hard ground on the
hill-sides. Cultivation along the river; elsewhere grass.
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume III, Central Mesopotamia with Sourthern Kurdistan and the Syrian Desert (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, January, 1917), covering the Tigris and Euphrates from Baghdad and Fellūjeh [Fallujah] to Mosul and Meskeneh [Maskanah], the Lesser Zāb, the country east of the Tigris towards the Persian frontier, and the routes running westward from the Euphrates valley across the Syrian Desert. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and War Office, and appears to be based on official and unofficial publications and maps which are cited in a bibliographical section in the volume. This volume was supplemented with corrections and additions in June 1918 (see IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/5).
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, a title page, 'Note', 'Abbreviations'. There is a page of 'Contents' which includes the following sections:
- Introduction;
- River Routes (The Tigris and the Lesser Zāb, The Euphrates);
- Land Routes (The Tigris Valley with Region to East, The Euphrates Valley, Connexions between Tigris and Euphrates Valleys, The Syrian Desert);
- Gazetteer of Towns;
- Bibliographical Note;
- Transliteration of Names;
- Glossary;
- Appendix;
- Index;
- 'Sketch Map of Routes', which includes 'City Map of Baghdad' (f. 212) and 'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes, Volume III' contained in a pocket.
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- 1 volume (214 folios)
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This volume is arranged according to numbered routes. There is a page of contents and an alphabetical index. There are two maps housed in a pocket.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 (except for the front cover, where the folio number is located on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).
Pagination: The volume also has an original printed pagination sequence.
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