!['Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [‎108r] (220/530)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023045636.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_41_6_0220.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [‎108r] (220/530)")
'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [108r] (220/530)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
EOUTES 87 a, b
211
the
LOW-
the
)wn
md,
ent,
lall
tie.
Hey
is a
0 a
1 in
md
Miles from
Sairt
o .
12
18
24
29
33
36
41
m,
ukus
jtion
Sairt. The route follows that to Van {Route 87 a) to near
Shirwan or Qurnias, where it descends into the Qurmas
plain, and keeping W. of the village and heading NE..
goes down to
Ma'den, a poor Nestorian village, near which are former
gold workings. Route then crosses a rough watershed,
with streams going to the Ghindig Su and Keser Su on
either hand. It descends the deep valley of one of these
streams, in the Yerun district, and reaches the gorge of
the Ghindig Su, keeping the steep, rocky slopes of the
Beibo Dagh to the NW.
Ent, small village.
A rough hill track follows round the eastern end of the
Beibo Dagh overlooking the Ghindig gorge far below to
the r. Follow a steep descent.
Cross the Kamatan Dereh, a tributary of the Ghindig
running in a rocky valley. Pass the deep, narrow valley
of Yerun close to its junction with the Ghindig.
Pass Yerun, a Kurdish and Armenian village some distance
above, whence rough tracks lead direct to Bitlis.
Ascending from the valley the track is narrow and goes
high above the river gorge. Cross a low wooded ridge.
Enter the Kiliisan plain near the village of the same namej
situated among the ruins of an earlier Moslem city'.
A little farther up the plain is Ghaida Tekkeh (alt.
4,030 ft.), an important Kurdish place of pilgrimage,
where travellers are expected to dismount m. off.'
A Sheikh who fought in the last Russian war is buried
here, and the place is a Kurdish political centre. The
soil and climate are good, and rice, wheat, rye, and vines
and other fruits are cultivated. There are several villages.
Ascend some low, wooded hills by an easy track and
descend to
Qara Su (alt. 4,610 ft.), lying in a valley, 50 Kurdish and
Armenian houses. Qara Su is the head-quarters of the
Kaza of Khisan, and the Kaimmakam resides here. The
country is well-wooded and fertile and has many villages
of Kurds and Armenians. Vines in particular do well,
and there is a large production of raisins. Wheat and
other crops give good returns, but there is little surplus
produce, and supplies could not be counted on. Firewood
low oak, and scrub, is plentiful.
o 2
About this item
- Content
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.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [108r] (220/530), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/6, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023517294.0x000015> [accessed 15 January 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023517294.0x000015
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023517294.0x000015">'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [‎108r] (220/530)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023517294.0x000015"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023045636.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_41_6_0220.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100023045636.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/6
- Title
- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:262v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence