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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [254] (263/432)
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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254
LAND ROUTES
Miles from
Altun
Koprii
32|
34
36
37|
40
43
46
48
ground rises rather steeply to the Kherenao Dagh, with
a village of that name about 1^ m. off.
A route from Kirkuk is reported to reach the 1. bank of
the Lesser Zab near Hamdun {lioute III F, m. 103).
This route passes through the hills of the Shuan country,
which in spring are grassy downs. The Shuan Kurds
are a strong semi-nomadic tribe (mostly shepherds), who
have a reputation for law-abiding conduct.
From Taktak route follows r. bank of river for about | m.
Eoute diverges from river, over rising ground.
The Zab disappears from view. Easy broad track. Farther
on route follows broad summit of a spur between two
ravines, and then apparently descends, and runs about
1 m. 1. of a sandstone ridge, rising between it and the Zab.
Baghajder village, A m. to r., almost hidden among ravines.
In places the road, otherwise passable for artillery, requires
levelling.
Cross a stream, from the Heib es-Sultan Dagh, with little
water in October, in a shingle bed 30 yds. wide. Ascend
the r. bank for a short distance. Track rather narrow in
places where washed away.
Enter an open plain extending to the foot of the hills to
the E.
Shileh, 40 houses, 1 m. to 1., in a ravine among gardens.
Well-defined clay track.
Koi Sanjaq, alt. 1,800 ft. (2,500 ft. in map, 1912). Abun
dant open space round Koi Sanjaq for a camp. Fire
wood from the ridges to the N. and E. Good water.
Distances from Baghajder very uncertain ; total estimated
in Mil. Report as 10 m., time in reverse direction 2^ hrs.
From Koi Sanjaq route follows a well-used track, dipping
into a small ravine.
Cross stream-bed 40 yds. wide, of boulders and stone, with
little water in October, except in canals. Sandstone
formation, nearly horizontal strata.
The route proceeds along an easy track covered with loose
stones.
40 min, from Taktak reach foot of the Heib es-Sultan Dagh,
a limestone ridge, running SE., and the first outlier of
the Kurdish hills. Several small ravines, which contain
streams in the spring, drain south.
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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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