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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [265] (274/432)
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 42, 43 a
265
Miles from
Brbil
o
2f
Hi
144
17f
20
21i
2
Erbil. The track at first runs NE. across open plains.
Bairkod village, 10 houses of Gardi Kurds, to W. Cross
a small hollow.
'Ankcwa slightly N. of W. It consists of 300 houses of
Oriental Christians and is about f hr. from Erbil.
Qarachok Hills visible W. of S. To ENE., main peak
of long dark range (Sefin). A nearer and lower range
is Dulopa.
Pirzin, 50 houses of Gardi Kurds about f m. NNW.
Firush, 40 houses of Dizeih Kurds, ESE.
Nomad encampments may be seen near.
Two ravines.
Cross a small clear stream. Knoll on stony but more or
less cultivated ground.
Shawaq, 25 houses of Gardi Kurds, 1 m. E.
Mulla 'Omar, 25 houses of Gardi Kurds. Timber be
comes more plentiful. Track rises gradually.
Summit of the outer hills bounding the Erbil Plain.
Sudden descent into the valley of the Bastoreh stream,
which is the boundary between the of Erbil and
Koi Sanjaq. The range on the other side of the valley
is crossed, within view from this point, by three passes:
(1) The G-aliyaweh to NNE. leading to Shakhlawa
and Rowanduz.
(2) The Shakhlawa to NE. also leading to Shakhlawa
and Kowanduz (crossed by route).
(3) The Saiwakeh, to NE. by E.
Cross the Bastoreh. stream. Stony bed, about 80 yds.
wide.
Track rises for some miles.
Saiwakeh village ^ m. N. by E. Good spring in a hollow.
Donguzaweh village m. S. by E. Rough track; fairly
easy ascent.
Saiwakeh. fort, a square stone building with bastions.
Top of the pass. Descend into a valley.
Reach the bottom of the valley and cross a stream. Track
stony and rough. ,
Koreh, 30 houses of Hoshnau Kurds, 600 yds. to E. Tall
poplars and willows near.
Hasan Mawilawi, 30 houses, 1 m. NW.
Track runs up through a gorge, Derbend. Sefm, with a
stream flowing through it.
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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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