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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [231] (240/542)
The record is made up of 1 volume (269 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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U1
Miles from
Dizful
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ROUTES 8 a, b 231
Dizful. General direction to Shush is SW.
A route to Shush alternative to that described in detail below goes
by the Sagwand country. It fords the Diz one mile below the
town. It then proceeds to Dtibandar (5 m.) on the r. bank of the
Bala Kud, a stream with a broad bed but very little water even in
spring, seldom unfordable. From Dubandar the route runs by
Seyyid Ahmed to Shush. (18 m.).
Another route to Shush is that described in 7, m. 147-127,
10
13
19
To m. 10 track runs over an open plain, crossing numerous
irrigation channels by brick culverts. Track is good,
but, as the culverts are narrow, it is not suitable for
wheeled transport.
Jibar village. From here the track descends to low ground
forming the bed of the Diz river, and passes through
a swampy tract. Here it crosses numerous streams and
water-cuts by flimsy wooden bridges. The track is often
difficult to find.
Ford the Diz river at the village of Seyyid Mohammed
which stands on the r. bank. The ford at 1. w. is about
300 yds. wide and 2 ft. deep. The current is not swift,
approaches are easy, and the bottom is firm sand. In
spring and after heavy rain the ford does not exist.
There are no JceleJcs nor boats here, but these may be
obtained from Dizful.
From Seyyid Mohammed to Shush track lies over open
country and crosses several irrigation channels. It is
good except after rain.
Shush. Good drinking water from the Shur stream at
Shush. Milk plentiful: barley in small quantities only :
hlmsa, about 1,000 shalifs (large sacks). Wood plentiful.
Stored in the castle at Shush in January 1916 were all
materials for a mile of Decauville railway, besides 1,000
picks and 1,000 shovels.
Prom Shush to Merkez el-Halfayeh a better route for a large force
than that described in detail below is said to be as follows :—
Ford the Karkeh as in detailed itinerary below. Thence to
Dosalak (16 m. from Shush) : road practicable for all arms. Good
and plentiful water at Dosalak: ho supplies. From Dosalak to
Fukha on 1. bank of Dnweirij River (41 m. from Shush) road
practicable for all arms. Good water at Fukha from the river : no
supplies. From Fukha to Merkez (64 m. from Shush) practicable
for all arms, but ford over the Duweirij difficult after heavy rain.
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume II, Irak, The Lower Kārūn, and Luristan (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, May, 1917), covering the regions of the Shatt el-‘Arab [Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab], Kārūn, Luristan, and the Tigris and Euphrates up to Baghdad and Fellūjeh [Fallūjah]. 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', 'Abbreviations'. There is a 'Contents' which include the following sections:
- Introduction;
- River Routes (Shatt el-‘Arab, The Kārūn, The Tigris, The Euphrates, The Shatt el-Hai);
- Land Routes (The Region of the Shatt el-‘Arab, The Tigris Valley, The Region of the Lower Kārūn River of Luristan, The Euphrates Valley, Connexions between the Tigris and Euphrates Valley, The Arabian Desert);
- Railways;
- Gazetteer of Towns;
- Bibliographical Note and List of Maps;
- Transliteration of Names;
- Glossary;
- Appendices (A: Notes on Weather on the Tigris, B: The Control of the Tigris Water, C: The Control of the Euphrates Water, D: Oil-Fields of the Mesopotamia and Persian Frontier, E: Note on Mules);
- Index;
- Plates;
- Maps.
The volume includes eight plates that illustrate the volume. There are also three maps:
- 'Baghdad';
- 'City Map of Baghdad';
- 'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (269 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged accourding to numbered routes. There is a table of contents at the front of the volume and an alphabetical index at the back. There is also a list of plates and two maps are house in a pocket and one is a foldout.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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 the folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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