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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [257] (266/432)
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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ROUTES 40, 41
257
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peaks about 4 m. from Eaniyeh, while the main route skirts round the SE. end
of this line of hills. Sykes took 3 hrs. to Khudran village, and 3 hrs. again
from that point to Raniyeh. There seems to be very little difference in the
length between the two routes.
Sykes's map shows a third route to Eaniyeh which diverges to the 1. a short
distance beyond the Ziyaret Heib es-Sultan and passes through Kusrilan near
the NW. end of the Dahli Bisman.
i. for,
EOUTE
EANIYEH—BANAH (70 m.)
Authorities:— Routes in Persia, vol. ii, Route 106 (reports of 1888, 1902, and 1905).
Military Report on E .T .A., vol. iii. Route 108, pp. 269-70. The distances
given in Routes in Persia for the stage from Raniyeh to Shlamatte (Shalmatti)
are confused, probably owing to misreading of the account in the
B.port onE.T.A.
The nature of the road varies greatly, and, from the information
given, it is doubtful whether it would be passable, except here and
there, for guns or carts and transport. It is very hilly and stony
with steep inclines in some parts, in others the track crosses muddy
rice-fields and marshy valleys. From Ser Desht to Banah the route
goes over a good open road and would probably be passable for all
arms at all times.
There are two intricate fords at 7fm. and 131 m. from Eaniyeh
which are difficult to cross without guides. Many of the streams in
the valleys are liable to flood, and would then have to be crossed
higher up, necessitating considerable detours.
No exact data can be given regarding supplies, but a limited amount
could probably be got from the villages. Forage, fuel, and water are
fairly plentiful in parts, especially near Eaniyeh. Water is chiefly
from streams or springs and is plentiful everywhere except in hills.
No details can be given about transport.
The climate is good in general, cultivation of most kinds flourishing.
Between Eaniyeh and Ser Desht, however, the roads are blocked by
snow from the middle of December to the middle of March. Whether
this is due merely to the small amount of traffic, or whether the
route is rendered quite impassable, is not stated, but the former
seems possible.
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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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