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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [217] (226/432)
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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EOUTE 33
217
Miles from
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a light loam, growing wheat and barley well, also
rice.
General direction NNW. to Salahi. Follow easy track
over undulating gravelly plain. Cross dry bed of stream,
100-150 yds. wide, running south towards the Diyaleh.
Ascend a flat-topped ridge which here crosses the plain :
track only very slightly defined. The northern side slopes
very gradually towards the Diyaleh Valley. Grass on
hill-slopes poor, but improves nearer the valley. Track
easy and gravelly.
Salahi village, ^ m. to r. of track, surrounded by three
large orchards and cultivation.
General direction to Sheikh Sa'id on farther side of
Diyaleh, K (Another Sheikh Sa'id is passed just after
leaving Salahi.)
With regard to this stage there appears to be some
confusion in the route-book, and possibly in the W.O.
map, sheet 38. The distance given between Salahi and
Sheikh Sa'id in Routes in Persia vol. ii, no. 72, is 20 miles.
This seems to be too long, unless a very considerable
detour is made, of which there is no mention in the
report. On the other hand, Hamrala is marked on the
map as lying to the S. of Salahi, whereas the Sheikh
Sa'id which is passed near Salahi is placed about WSW.
of Salahi, between it and the Diyaleh. The Diyaleh
Kiver at about 5 m. from Salahi, on bearing 26° (slightly
E. of NNE.), breaks through a ridge in the hills and
emerges into the plain.
Cross large canal which runs through Salahi and irri
gates country between it and river by numerous minor
cuts. Canal 20 ft. broad and about 2 ft. deep.
On the eastern bank the ground slopes up, and is
drier and less cultivated. Clay track 15-20 ft. wide,
through wheat fields, follows r. bank of canal. Pass
deep irrigation cut 8 ft. wide and sunk 6-8 ft. below
the surface. It is crossed by rough bridge of tree
trunks with fascines and earth: there are several of
these little bridges, otherwise the canal would be difficult
for laden mules. Several mills dotted about the plain,
each with a loopholed watch-tower some 30 ft. high.
Pass Hamr'ala village (150 houses, some well-built of
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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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