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'Military Report on Iraq. Area 2 (Upper Euphrates)' [17v] (39/140)
The record is made up of 1 Volume (66 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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(iv) To Anah via left bank (192 miles). Passable for pack.
(v) To Harran (64 miles). Passable for pack.
(vi) To Hama via Rusafet (144 miles). Passable for pack,
(vii) By river to Baghdad. Passable for shallow draft vessels.
Connected with Aleppo by telegraph.
Inhabitants. —The population is approximately 2,000
Muhammadans, composed of Arabs and Circassians.
Camping Grounds. —Unlimited on either bank of river.
Administration. —Raqqa is the headquarters of a Qadha and
seat of Qaimmaqam.
CHAPTER ITT.
Climate.
General Conditions.—between Raqqa and Fallujah the
climatic conditions are those of a sub-tropical area which lies at
a distance from any ocean ; they are, therefore, of a semi-arid
type, although an appreciable amount of rain falls in the winter
months. The area lies so to say in the shadow of the high
plateau to the north and west, and thus the summer tempera
ture is not so unbearable as it is in Lower Mesopotamia. There
is, however, considerable variation in the temperature
experienced at Raqqa and Fallujah.
In the winter the winds are variable, but blow generally from
the north-west. In summer there is a continuous current of air
from the north-west owing to pressure in the Eastern Mediter
ranean being considerably higher than that in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
during these months.
This north-west wind descends from the plateau upon the
Jazirah as a dry scorching blast from a furnace. It frequently
bears a cloud of dust with it. Thus the relativ.e humidity of
the atmosphere is extremely low, and even in the wet season
rain is not very abundant.
Rainfall. —For agricultural purposes the rainfall is quite
insufficient and irrigation is an absolute necessity. For
grazing purposes the rain produces a desert crop capable of
supporting the thousands of camels and sheep of the Badawin
Arabs.
^ The first rain may sometimes arrive in October, but usually
November is the first month in which heavy rain falls. The
rainy season continues until April or early May, after which
no further rain occurs until the following October,
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This volume prepared by the General Staff of the British Forces in Iraq was published as part of a series of ten similar military reports on Iraq after the First World War. The report covers the history, geography, climate, demography, natural resources, ethnography and important personalities of the Upper Euphrates region of Iraq. The report's focus is on the military capabilities of various populations, their political allegiances, and the basic economic infrastructure of the region.
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- 1 Volume (66 folios)
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The volume includes a table of contents on folio 4, and an index from folios 114-119.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 68; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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