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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [333] (342/432)
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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EOUTE 54
(16®! ]
V J
333
Miles from
Deir ez-
Zor
59
62i
65
66i
68i
75
77
81
82|
nient about 20 years ago made unsuccessful efforts to
sink a well near here, making borings to a depth of
200 ft. The borings lie about 3-4 m. behind a depres
sion called Ghadir et-Teir (alt. 1 ,650 ft.), which holds
much water in the rainy season. The brooks which
probably existed here earlier are now obliterated.
Hills to r. ; the Jebel el-Beshri gradually approaches the
track, and comes to an end.
Jebel el-Buweib to 1.
Jebel en-Nejib to 1., said to contain water-holes.
First peak of a line of hills begins on the r. running WSW.
It is of a red colour and is part of the Jebel ed-Duweihik.
Second peak begins on the r.
End of the Jebel ed-Duweihik.
Tel el-Mayyaleh. on the 1. The track now runs across
country open to the S., and bounded on the N. by a
ridge, fairly steep in places, called the Jebel Dhahlk.
Snkhueh. ('the Warm'), alt. 1,640 ft. Wells and
About 100 houses, a number of which were empty in
1899. The place gets its name from the sulphur wells
close to it. The water acquires a very bad taste after
standing, but is still drinkable. Pools have formed in
the neighbourhood of the wells, and in these the inhabi
tants bathe ; in some of these there may be leeches.
A town has existed here since ancient times but has
dwindled owing to migrations to Aleppo, Homs, Hama,
or Deir, and through the growing commercial importance
of Deir, where most of the desert trade is now concen
trated. The present inhabitants live in a very poor
way, being scarcely able to raise enough grain for their
own consumption. The qish is a large fortified post
with a strong garrison. 10J hrs. by carriage from
Blr Qabaqib.
Boutes from Sukhneh (1) to Aleppo, which goes off NW.,
crossing the saddle 13 m. from Sukhneh between Jebel el-
Mukeibireh on the NE. and Jebel Dabbas on the SW.
(2) To Kaqqah directly N. by Et-Tayyibeh and Resafeh.
(3) The present route to Damascus.
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
el-Kebir, Eoute now has Jebel Dhahlk on the
N. and the hills known as Tulul el-Qubbeli on
the S.
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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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