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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [335] (344/542)
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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ROUTES 19 a, b (i-iii)
336
N. to the Mudalll on the S. never dries up. But N. and S. of this
permanent swamp more or less practicable land-routes can be found
in the dry season, the best of which appear to be : Kumeit—Kut
el-Hai (iii), 'Ali el-Grharbi—Kut el-Hai (vi), and Sheik Sa'ad-—Kut
el-Hai (vii). According to reports, there is no land-route worthy of
consideration S. of Kumeit. It has proved impossible to find a
through water-route except by going down to the Hammar Lake and
up the Nahr Beidha (see p. 185).
On all the routes given below there is an absence of landmarks
and defined tracks, which renders 'the march of a column in water
less country dependent on guides and on compass bearings and
distances taken off maps of questionable accuracy '.
All these routes, for the greater part of their course, are badly
supplied with water.
The authorities throughout, except for the first part of route (iii),
are Arab reports. Distances are very uncertain.
(i) Kumeit—Karadi (75 m. ?)
Follow route (iii) to Sadrauiyeh. or Baghailat, 20 m. From
Sadraniyeh to Karadi a dry road was reported in May 1916: it
appears, however, that owing to lack of water marches beyond
Sadraniyeh would be too long for any but mounted troops. The
total distance of 75 m. is from an Arab estimate : it is probably
somewhat exaggerated.
(ii) Kumeit—Qal'at es-Sikkar (73 m. ?)
Follow route (iii) to Sadraniyeh. or Baghailat (20 m.).
From Sadraniyeh a route runs to Qal'at es -Si &kar via Hach-
chamat' (Hachaima ?) wells : it is doubtful whether it is passable
for wheels. Marches from Sadraniyeh would be too long for any but
mounted troops. The total distance of 73 m. is from an Arab
estimate: it is probably somewhat exaggerated.
(iii) Kumeit—Kut el-Hai (50 -55 m. ?)
This route apparently becomes passable in July or August. In the
h.w. season Sadraniyeh or Baghailat can be reached by boat, but
there is no through water-route. Some bridging would apparently
be needed for wheels on the S. bank of the Dujeileh (see route
below, m. 6 and m. 8), and perhaps also on the N. bank.
Water can always be obtained from the Dujeileh (or from the
marsh to N.) as far as Siderat ; after that there is none until Khor
Umm Uateibeh is reached. Grazing is good on both banks of the
Dujeileh to Sadraniyeh or Baghailat: after that there is none until
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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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