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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [352] (361/432)
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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352
GAZETTEEE OF TOWNS
islands in the river opposite Anah are cultivated and contain palm
trees. On the I. bank opposite the upper end of Anah is Rawa village
with fruit-gardens and date groves. On the hill above are modern
barracks (apparently defensible) called Qasr el-Za'im.
Supplies and Commerce. —Before the present war all necessary
supplies for a caravan could be obtained here. In the region of
Anah wheat and barley are cultivated, but there does not seem to
have been in recent years any appreciable surplus for export. Dates
apricots, plums, figs, pomegranates, &c., are produced in the gardens
of the towns. The live stock of the consists mainly of sheep.
Water is to be obtained from wells, and also from the river.
Wool, butter, and dates were exported to Aleppo. Grain, soap,
honey, and spices came down the Euphrates from Birijik. It was
reported in 1911 that merchandise from Aleppo for Mosul was
sometimes sent down the Euphrates by to Rawa opposite
Anah, and thence conveyed by camel to Mosul. Arab cloaks
are manufactured here. It was estimated in 1909 (with regard to
a projected railway) that 7,000 men and 8,000 women would be
available in the district for labour.
Inhabitants. —The people of Anah are mostly Sunni Arabs. A few
Jews live in the southern end of the town. The boatmen of Anah
are famous for their knowledge of the Euphrates.
Administration and Authorities. —Anah is the head-quarters of a
Kaza in the Vilayet of Baghdad. There was a small Turkish garrison
in the place.
M
A
'AQUEH, about ' 40 m. ENE. of Mosul. Pop. 3,000 (1,000 houses).
Routes—
(i) To Mosul. (See Route 45 a.)
(ii) To Zeban and across the Great Zab to Neri.
(iii) To Ashkan and Rowanduz Qandll ferry. (See Iloute
45 a.)
(iv) To Amadiyeh via Herin.
General Description. —The village stands partly on a steep col,
connecting an outer and lower hill called Giri with a higher one on
which is a prehistoric fort, and partly in two valleys which come
down from the hills. These are called Gali Kanyarash and Gali
Sheikh 'Abdul Aziz, and lie respectively E. and W. of Giri and the
fort, uniting below Giri to form the Rudbar Samileh, which is said to
reach the Zab at Zairao below Garmak.
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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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