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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [225] (234/432)
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
225
Miles from
Sala-
hiyeli
m
51
51-
52|
54i(?)
64i
54|
55J
55|
At 15 hrs. 46 min., Got Tepeh, 50 houses overlooking
the ravine (alt. 2,400 ft.). Some cultivation near water
from small springs on the plateau, and in the valley
grass, plentiful in May.
Cross plateau by an easy track gradually ascending. Skirt
deep ravine to 1., with a stream.
At 16 hrs. 39 min., alt. 2,690 ft. Beginning of Zagirmeh
Pass. Cross small stream; a few low trees and shrubs,
the first since Salahiyeh. Up bed of stream, crossing
several times; ground rather stony ; sandstone ledges.
Valley 150 yds. wide with easy shelving sides bordered
by wooded spurs. Several small springs.
At 16 hrs. 56 min., steep ascent for 300 yds. up a spur by
short zigzags. It could be made practicable for carts if
longer zigzags were cut.
At 17 hrs. 21 min., alt. 2,935 ft. Ascent more gradual,
over loose stones. Some oaks, 12-18 in. in diameter,
and scrub underwood.
At 17 hrs. 53 min., alt. 3,720 ft. A rough track joins from
G-ok Tepeh Ziyaret. Follow a 12 ft. ledge, stony but
easy, winding through oaks and hawthorns. Deep narrow
ravine to 1. (The authority followed makes this entry
under 8.32 p.m., and the next entry under 8.30 p.m.:
the times and distances here given assume that ' 8.32'
should read ' 8.22', but this is obviously quite uncertain.)
At 18 hrs. 1 min., alt. 3,825 ft. Zigzag up among loose
stones and boulders: by clearing the boulders a cart
track could be made.
At 18 hrs. 6 min. ascent rather easier, along broad
12-15 ft. road to summit.
At 18 hrs. 21 min., top of pass (alt. 4,430 ft.). Keach
a deep gap in the rocky summit of range bordered by
crags. Width about 300 yds. Remains of a wall and
casemated gateway drawn across summit. Gateway
almost choked up in 1888. Track through wide breach
in wall. The pass is easily defensible as the crags on
either side are impassable. In 1888 it was a favourite
resort of Hamawand robbers. A wide view towards
Kirkuk.
At 18 hrs. 27 min., alt. 4,255 ft. Follow a ledge 25-30 ft.
wide over shingle and gravel, and at uniform slope of
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'. ).
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