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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [226] (235/432)
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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LAND EOUTES
zig-
1 in 14. The slopes are craggy with stunted oaks and
shrubs, and to r. is a torrent among rocks.
At 18 hrs. 51 min., alt. 3,620 ft. Sharp turn to E.,
zagging down a stony spur through low oaks.
At 19 hrs. 1 min. reach foot of slope (alt. 3,600 ft.).
Then follow a fairly level but stony track along a torrent
crossing several times in a narrow bed among rounded
stones and boulders.
At 22 hrs. 48 min. (?), narrow defile called Tang-i-
Kalakh. The strata are vertical, and in the gorge the
ledges of rock overhang the road to a height of 150-
200 ft. The entrance is 8 ft. wide, through large
boulders in a stream-bed, and for 50 yds. is paved.
Then follows a single 12 ft. arch with a paved roadway
8 ft. wide. 20 yds. farther the stream makes a sharp
turn under the base of the cliff, and there is another
bridge similar to the first. The road could be rendered
impassable by the destruction of either of these bridges
(called the Pul-i-Kalakh). Both arches were in a bad
state of repair in 1888. The arch of the second was
supplemented by a few sticks and fascines.
(There is much confusion here in the times and distances
as printed in the Military Report
The distance given above between the top of the
Zagirmeh Pass and the Tang-i-Kalakh (8f m.) is that
given in the Military Report. The time at which the
Tang-i-Kalakh was reached is given as 1.8 a.m. The
next entry is under 10.18 a.m. A halt was apparently
made at or near the Tang-i-Kalakh, but the time at
which the march was resumed is not stated. The
distance from the Tang-i-Kalakh to Temar given in the
Military Report (17-g- m.)does not agree with theW.O. map.)
After passing the Tang-i-Kalakh, alt. 2,960 ft., emerge
into a rolling country crossed by several low wooded
spurs from the Qara Dagh, the main ridges of which lie
to SE. The nearest slope of the range has a rich soil
with vineyards. Eice in the valleys. Grass along
stream. Track passes through an open country of undu
lating ridges. Oaks, 2 ft. -2^ ft. in diameter.
PassDolan,30 huts, ^m. to W.in a ravine. This place seems
to be about f m. beyond the end of the Tang-i-Kalakh.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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