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'Military Report on Mesopotamia (Iraq)' [11v] (27/226)
The record is made up of 200p, 18cm. It was created in 1922. 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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since the beginning of 1920 but there are indications that
the line is being repaired by the trench, piobably foi
resumption of traffic.
Povulation.- ^ population of Nisibin is estimated at
5,000, of which the majority is Kurdish. There are also
considerable Jewish and Christian communities and a
sprinkling of Tai and other Aiabs.
Water and Hygiene.-W^ is gained from wells and
from the Rivers Jaghjaghah and Khmis (the latter being
a stream which flows through the town north of the
Jagjaghah). The water from these streams is not
particularly pure at any time, and in summer is polluted
and made undrinkable by rice-fields above the town. At
that season only well water, which is not good, is ava
able. Fever is prevalent m summer, and the place is
infested by flies and scorpions.
Supplies .—country in the neighbourhood of Nisibin,
being well watered and fertile, can produce a large supply
of cereals if security is established. Wheat, bailey, ncc
and millet are grown. It is estimated that supplies to
support a division for some time can be collected kheep,
horses and camels are obtainable in large numbers fro
Shammar and other nomads who aestivate in vicinity ot
the town. There was considerable trade between Nisibin
and Mosul, but this has diminished recently owing to
activities of highway robbers and restrictions put on
trade by Turkish authorities and a preference for the
Aleppo route. , . , in
Crazing. —Details unknown, but it may be inferred from
presence of nomads in vicinity of town during summer
that it is unlimited throughout the year.
Transport. —Camels, mules and pack-horses are available
from nomads. Wheeled transport plies between Mosul
and Nisibin, but is sufficient only for local needs.
Communication.—{i) Road.-To Jazirah ibn Omar;
passable for pack. It is reported, however, that
field guns have traversed this route.
To Faishkhabur; passable for A.T. carts m dry
weather.
To Balad Sinjar; passable for pack.
To Balad Sinjar via Samokho; said
for arabanas.
To Dair al Zor; passable for pack.
To Ras al Ain; passable for pack .
To Mardin; passable for Ford vans.
To Midiat; passable for pack.
to be passable
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This volume was produced for the General Staff of the British Forces in Iraq and was published in 1922. It covers the Northern Jazirah area of Iraq which is one of ten areas covered by the volumes produced in the same series. The various chapters of the book cover history, geography, climate, natural resources, ethnography, tribes, and personalities of the Northern Jazirah. The volume also covers the communications and strategic and tactical infrastructure of the area. All of the content is produced with the aim of providing basic military intelligence to forces operating in Iraq at the time.
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- 200p, 18cm
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The volume includes a table of contents from folios 5 to 6, and appendices and index from folios 99 to 107.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 111; 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.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Military Report on Mesopotamia (Iraq)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:108v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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