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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [53r] (110/530)
The record is made up of 1 volume (263 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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(63),
EOUTE 62 a
101
Reach foot of Piris Dagh and enter mouth of stony ravine,
20 yds. broad. Track very steep over loose jagged stones,
with short zigzags among boulders. Alt. 3,005 ft.
Easier gradient to summit following 2-ft. ledge in grassy
slope, with deep ravine to r.
Summit of Piris Dagh, 3,500 ft. Track bifurcates, one
branch going towards Eizan. Present track turns 1. Cross
narrow ridge and begin descent immediately, following
a 1-2 ft. ledge in clay and stones.
Wind | m. round a deep basin immediately to r.
Enter small valley cultivated in terraces. Narrow stony
track through trees and brushwood.
Pass Zawa, 20 huts to 1., near a spring, with a grove of fine
walnut trees.
Narrow track by a stream. Banks well wooded with
sycamores, oaks, mulberries, and undergrowth. Valley
150-200 yds. wide, with steep rocky slopes. Cross to 1.
of ravine. Cliffs close in gradually. Difficult track
with zigzags among boulders. Alt. 1,810 ft.
Cross to 1. bank. Valley widens. Track trends gradually
away from stream.
Zubbat, 30 houses. Orchards in terraces on the hill-side.
Alt. 1,840 ft.
Several isolated groves of oaks.
Zibar, or Bireh Kafra, 50 huts, alt. 1,470 ft. Stone fort,
80 yds. square, with loopholed walls and round towers at
the corners, the residence of the Kaimmakam in 1888 ;
partly dismantled.
Water from several small wells 6-8 ft. below the surface.
From Zibar the route proceeds over the Galashinea Pass
(m. 68), and then along the r. bank of the Zab to Plr-i-
Kalani (m. 78). This track is difficult in parts, and if
the Zab could be crossed near Zibar an easier way could
probably be found along the 1. bank to. the Pir-i-Kalani.
The ruined bridge at that point would have to be
restored, and the track described below rejoined.
Broad track NW. up the valley, which is 1-1^ m.
broad.
Herin, 200 houses ; 30 houses of Christians and a few Jews.
Masonry church, 50 by 20 yds., walls 4 ft. thick. A few
loopholes at the top.
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume IV, Northern Mesopotamia and Central Kurdistan (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, April, 1917), covering Mesopotamia north of the line joining Rowanduz, Mosul, Meskeneh [Maskanah], and Aleppo, up to Van, Bitlis, Diarbekr, and Mar‘ash. 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.
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, a title page, 'Note', and 'Abbreviations'. There is a page of contents which includes the following sections:
- Introduction;
- Itineraries;
- River Routes (The Tigris, The Euphrates);
- Land Routes (Central Kurdistan, Routes between Mosul and Diarbekr, Routes between the Plain of Diarbekr and the Moutains to North and West, Routes between the line Diarbekr-Mardīn and the Euphrates, Interior of Norther Jezīreh, West of the Jaghjagha Su, The Euphrates Valley and Country West thereof, Across the Taurus between the Euphrates and Mar‘ash, and Aleppo-Mar‘ash);
- Railways (Aleppo-Ras el-‘Ain-Tel Ermen);
- Gazetteer of Towns;
- Bibliographical Note;
- Transliteration of Names;
- Glossary;
- Index;
- Plates;
- 'Sketch Map of Routes'.
The volume contains 15 plates, which illustrate the content of the various chapters, and 1 map entitled 'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (263 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged by numbered routes. There are pages of contents, an index, and a list of plates. There is one map house 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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