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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918' [259] (268/568)
The record is made up of 1 volume (282 folios). It was created in 1918. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish and Syriac. 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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COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT 259
{d) Isfahan—Ahwaz (Lynch Road) Kavarukh, Du Pulan. and
Malamir (about 295 miles). Pack-road, very difficult on a section of
about 100 miles through the Bakhtiyari mountains. The Bazuft
and Karun rivers are crossed by suspension bridges (steel wire and
iron) built by Messrs. Lynch.
A new and considerably easier alignment for a road from Isfahan
to the Arabistan plains has recently been discovered. It lies some
way S. of the Lynch Road, than which it is about 20 miles longer.
It is believed that the construction of a motor-road on this line
would not be difficult.
(e) Shiraz—Ahwaz via Behbehan (about 300 miles). Prom Shiraz
to Behbehan there is a track for pack-caravans which is not much
used on account of the insecurity of the country. Prom Behbehan
to Ahwaz there is a route via Ramuz passable for wheels when the
ground is dry.
(/) Bushire—Ahwaz via Beni Ismail or Bandar Dilam and Deh
Mulla (? about 260 miles). This route lies over a plain throughout
its course. It seems that when the ground is dry it would be pass
able for wheels with some improvement at nullahs and the bridging
of the Hindlyan and Jerrahi rivers.
(g) Bushire—Mohammareh via Beni Ismail or Bandar Dilam,
Hindlyan, BandarMa'shui', Janjlreh, and Pellahiyeh (? about 275 miles).
Prom Bushire to Janjlreh (about 50 miles from Mohammareh) the
ground covered by the route is apparently passable for wheels when
dry; the Hindlyan would need bridging. In the Janjlreh—Pella-
hlyeh district the country is much intersected by canals, and com
munication between JanjTreh and the Karun is usually by boat
there are said to be paths fit for pack-animals here.
E. Prom the Direotiok of Arabia to Irak
The main approaches to Irak from Arabia are a number of routes
crossing steppe or desert, of which some, coming from Jebel
Shammar (Ha'il) or Qaslm (Boreidah), strike the Euphrates at Nejef,
Samaweh, or Suq esh-Shuyukh, others connect Boreidah, Riyadh,
or again the coastal region of Hasa, with Basra by way of Koweit
and Zobeir.
On the routes between Ha'il or Boreidah and the points above
mentioned on the Euphrates (routes (a)-(/) below) water is scanty
and difficult of access except after rain, when pools may be met with.
The only permanent wells yielding a supply sufficient for more than
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Naval Staff, Intelligence Department: November 1918). This is an updated and expanded edition of A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: August 1916) (IOR/L/MIL17/15/41/1). This is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia, for the most part as they were before the First World War.
The volume includes a note on official use, a title page and 'Note'. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following chapters and sections:
- Chapter 1: Boundaries and Physical Features;
- Chapter 2: Climate;
- Chapter 3: Minerals;
- Chapter 4: Fauna and Flora;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene;
- Chapter 6: History;
- Chapter 7: Inhabitants;
- Chapter 8: Religions;
- Chapter 9: Administration;
- Chapter 10: Irrigation of Irak [Iraq];
- Chapter 11: Agriculture and Land Tenure;
- Chapter 12: Commerce and Industry;
- Chapter 13: Currency, Weights, and Measures;
- Chapter 14: Communications and Transport;
- Vocabularies;
- Index.
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- 1 volume (282 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in numbered chapters. There is a contents page and an alphabetically arranged index.
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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'. of the folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918'
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