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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [209] (218/432)
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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EOUTES 31, 32 a
209
Miles from
Bagflidad
23i
82
37
43
47
Pass c Abu Aruj ferry across the Diyaleb, near Sifweh
ruins. Continue along 1. bank.
In this neighbourhood the authority of 1904 crossed the
( old bed of the Diyaleh ' (Nahrawan Canal ?, see p. 33) at
the point where it took off from the Diyaleh. He adds,
' This point was about 5 m. S. of Abu Khums, and the
alignment on the map (Sheet 56, SW. Asia Series) of this
old bed of the Diyaleh is quite misleading. At this point
it looks as if the bank of the present stream were giving
way on the E. side, and as if the river would in a high
flood again take the old bed. This might result in a
large marsh near Sifweh, which would probably affect
the climate and health of Baghdad.'
Pass Abu XEhuins, a shrine in the plain, apparently 2-3 m.
E. of the river.
As Bahrlz is approached, the country is much broken by
water-cuts with narrow plank bridges. These water-
cuts would be quite impassable for artillery or wheeled
transport (1904).
Bahriz. (See Route 30, m. 29-|.)
Between Bahrlz and Baqubeh the road crosses numerous
water-cuts impassable for artillery or wheeled transport
without some bridging. Date gardens along river begin
to 1. of track a short way beyond Bahrlz.
Baqubeh.
ROUTE 32 a
KHANIKIN—SALAHIYEH (KUFEI) (33^ M.)
Authority ;—Lorimer, Report on a Tour in
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
and Kurdistan in
April-May 1910.
This route lies over open rolling country, the only serious
obstacle to artillery being the Diyaleh Eiver (see m. 13-|). On the
W. side of the river the road is reported to be frequently intersected
by small ravines, few if any of them more than 12 ft. deep and
20 ft. broad, and probably all capable of being easily made passable
for artillery. The country seems to be fairly well populated, and
there is a certain amount of cultivation. Water seems sufficient,
but there is no information with regard to a water-supply, beyond
MES. Ill
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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.
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- 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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