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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [116] (125/432)
The record is made up of 1 volume (214 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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116
RIVER ROUTES
Bight Bank
excavated navigation channel, which has its lower end at
Ardeshir (see Boute IV F, m. 118-|). At the lower end of
Kerahleh I. are the Sikr Sultan rocks, a ledge which entirely
blocks the r. branch of the river. The channel in 1903 passed
between 1. bank and island, about 20 yds. from the island.
The current ran past Kerableh I. at 7 m.p.h. in Jan.—Feb.
1903. At a point about 30 yds. above the level of the island
is another straight ledge of rock stretching across the whole
river, forming a waterfall on the r. and the very swift
Bahaleh rapids on the 1. At the head of the island the river
is contracted to 200 yds. in width, and then broadens to
300 yds.
The navigation of this stretch could be made much easier
by removing the rocky obstructions with dynamite.
Imam Meshhed tomb and ruins.
Total
distance
Miles
Dangerous rapids caused by dam of ruined naur.
The stream, which has been from 250 to 300 yds. wide,
now narrows considerably. From here to Mathadiyeh rock,
(see m. 69|), the river is about 150 yds. wide and the
current, except at naurs, is 2 m.p.h. The average depth is
9 ft. during winter months when the river is low (except at
naurs).
Rapid ?
Euheh Island.
Sherwein Island.
Tazall I. Opposite or above it is a bad rapid, with
a water-wheel on the r. bank. The upper end of the rapid
is described as being 4 m. below Nahiyeh. Channel in
1903 went near 1. bank. Three wrecked boats were seen
here in January 1903.
Deriyeh Rapid ?
Nahiyeh. Khan and police post. Island opposite it.
Channel in 1903 followed r. bank.
Cultivation now ceases, and from here up to Abu
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume III, Central Mesopotamia with Sourthern Kurdistan and the Syrian Desert (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, January, 1917), covering the Tigris and Euphrates from Baghdad and Fellūjeh [Fallujah] to Mosul and Meskeneh [Maskanah], the Lesser Zāb, the country east of the Tigris towards the Persian frontier, and the routes running westward from the Euphrates valley across the Syrian Desert. 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. This volume was supplemented with corrections and additions in June 1918 (see IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/5).
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, a title page, 'Note', 'Abbreviations'. There is a page of 'Contents' which includes the following sections:
- Introduction;
- River Routes (The Tigris and the Lesser Zāb, The Euphrates);
- Land Routes (The Tigris Valley with Region to East, The Euphrates Valley, Connexions between Tigris and Euphrates Valleys, The Syrian Desert);
- Gazetteer of Towns;
- Bibliographical Note;
- Transliteration of Names;
- Glossary;
- Appendix;
- Index;
- 'Sketch Map of Routes', which includes 'City Map of Baghdad' (f. 212) and 'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes, Volume III' contained in a pocket.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (214 folios)
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This volume is arranged according to numbered routes. There is a page of contents and an alphabetical index. There are two maps housed in a pocket.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 (except for the front cover, where the folio number is located on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).
Pagination: The volume also has an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:422, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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