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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [223] (232/432)
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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KOUTE 34 a
223
100 yds. wide, 2 ft. 6 in. deep; rapid current over a pebbly
bottom (May 11th, 1888).
At 8 hrs. 47 min., ruined village of 150 houses (1888).
Over small spur and along a rocky ledge at top of a cliff
overhanging 1. bank. Dip into river-valley, here 400 yds.
wide, bordered by steep ground and earth cliffs cut up in
all directions by ravines. Eiver in a gravelly bed 200 yds.
wide : easy track.
At 8 hrs. 69 min., over low spur, and open up another
valley 600 yds. wide, half of which is taken up by stream.
At 9 hrs. 17 min., ford 120 yds. wide, 18 in. deep (May).
Eapid stream flowing over pebbles and round stones.
Dry later in year. Alt. 1,360 ft.
Continue up broad track along r. bank. Valley narrows to
300 yds. Alt. 1,450 ft.
At 9 hrs. 24 min., river turns E. between steep ledges of
rock with vertical strata. Follow a ravine 80 yds. wide
with small stream.
Steep ascent (gradient 1 in 6 to 1 in 8) along a ledge 2 ft.
wide for 300 yds. at the top. Short zigzags among sand
stone ledges. A little clearing would make it passable
for carts.
At 9 hrs. 49 min., level of plateau cut up by ravines in all
directions (alt. apparently 1,606 ft,). Soil is a rich clay
with good grass on the undulations. Numerous small
springs in the ravines, their position marked by clumps
of oleanders.
At 9 hrs. 67 min., wind along the
watershed
The boundary between adjacent drainage basins.
by an easy
track, avoiding the descent into the deep ravine on
either hand.
At 10 hrs. 14 min., descend into small valley by ledge worn
in hill-side.
At 10 hrs. 37 min., round shoulder of flat-topped sandstone
ridge to r. A good clay track, through low gravelly hills
and ravines.
At 10 hrs. 42 min., fewer ravines. Open up a wide plain
called Chiazarin, bounded by the Qara Dagh.
At 10 hrs. 49 min., alt. 1,630 ft. Descend into narrow deep
valley of the Chiazarin Kiver which joins the Aq Su.
Wind down a narrow ledge in steep slope. A cart track
might be improvised here. Drop 90 ft. in 3 min.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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