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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [398] (409/542)
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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398
GAZETTEER OF TOWNS
To Dizful. (See Routes 11 a, b.)
To Deh Bala. (See Eoute lid.)
To Kirmanshah. (See Eoute lie.)
General Description. —The town is situated on the r. bank of the
Kashgan river or Ab-i-Khurramabad, the ruins of a former city (see
History, below) lying on the 1. bank. The river here is broad and
usually shallow, and fordable everywhere, but at times it carries
a large volume of water. A steep isolated rock above the town is
crowned by the ruined Diz-i-Siyeh (black castle). The town is poorly
built, with houses mainly of mud. It is of no military strength.
There is a camping-ground, suitable for a brigade, W. of the town.
Climate. —The summer is very hot, and from June to September
the inhabitants are away on the hills. Heavy rains fall in October,
and the winter is severe, with a considerable fall of snow. The
transition from winter to summer is rapid.
Supplies and Commerce. —The bazaar is poor and ill-supplied, and
the surrounding country, though fertile, is insufficiently cultivated
with a little rice, wheat, and barley. Fruit and vegetables, however,
are abundant in summer. Khurramabad is a wool-mart for the
Lurs, but has little industry.
History. —The site on the 1. bank has been occupied from very
early times. A high circular brick tower, an aqueduct, and a
ruined bridge are among the ancient remains. When the Arabs
overran Persia Khurramabad became a point of strategic importance.
From about 1100 to 1600 it was the capital of the Atabegs of
Luristan.
Administration. —The town is the seat of the Governor of Luristan,
whose residence is at the foot of the castle walls.
KIPL. On the 1. bank of the Hindiyeh arm of the Euphrates,
immediately above the bifurcation of the Kufeh and Shamiyeh chan
nels. Pop. about 2,000. T.L. Nejef—Hilla passes the town. Ferry.
River Routes. —For communication by the channels of the Euphrates
between Kill and other places on the river see IV A,
B, 0, D.
Land Routes—
(i) To Nejef. (See Route 21 a.)
(ii) To Hilla. (See Route 21 b.)
General Description. —Kifi is surrounded on three sides by creeks
from the river, which are not often more than 3 or 5 ft. deep ; some
of them extend for several miles. At h.w. the village is surrounded
by floods, and is then connected with the mainland only by a winding
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:374, 374a:374b, 375:530, back-i
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