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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [244] (253/432)
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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244
LAND ROUTES
Chemchemal to Jariyeh is a very difficult stage, impassable for camels.
Blasting would be necessary to turn it into a good camel track. From
Khan Jariyeh to Suleimaniyeh the road is level, easy, and suitable
throughout for guns.
Miles from
Kirkuk
0
Kirkuk. Track leaves town bearing somewhat E. of ENE.
(70°) towards hills.
The gradients to m. 12 are very steep. The track leading
up to first pass is very rough.
Top of first pass. Track descends in E. direction.
Bottom of pass. Here is a stream which flows parallel
with the route for some way.
Track improves. It runs up a valley bearing between
ENE. and NE. by E. (60°).
Top of second pass. Descend about E. by N. (80°).
Bottom of pass. Track in very bad condition, stony and
broken. Overhanging cliffs in parts.
Continue between ENE. and NE. by E. (60°) over rolling-
downs.
Foot of Jebel Mekran, which is crossed in an E. by N.
direction (80°). Limited water-supply on W. side.
Chemchemal visible. Descend.
Reach Lummocky plain, which is crossed to
Chemchemal. See (A), m. 30.
Continue over plain between NE. and NE. by N. (40°).
Reach foot-hills. These are crossed in same general direc
tion by a very bad road, over several small streams.
Foot-hills cease. Road ascends gentle slope between NE.
and NE. by E. (50°),
Reach pass in hills called by authority Jebel Khanzlreh.
This pass, which seems to be the Baziyan, is described
as easy. Beyond the pass continue between NE. and
NE. by E. in middle of valley about 1 m. wide. This
runs into
Baziyan Valley, a large valley running here NW. and
SE. between the Jebel Khanzlreh and the Tasluji Tepeh
(called by this authority Jebel Taralusa). Track turns
sharply down the side of the valley, going between SSE.
and SE. by S. (150°).
Reach stream (12 ft. wide, 1 ft. deep). Suitable place for
camp. Track now crosses to N. side of valley, going
somewhat N. of NNE. (20°).
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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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