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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [95r] (194/530)
The record is made up of 1 volume (263 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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EOUTES 80, 81 a
Miles from
J eziret-
ibn-
'Omar
103
1., in
i
185
which is
4 m. up.
Mouth of another short gorge from the
Gahaspur, with cultivation in terraces 1
Marsekh village with trees and cultivated terraces up to 1.
Virishin on the far bank to r.
Track rounds a cliff for 100 yds. along a roughly made
ledge close to the water.
Eound a rocky cliff, track ascending by stony ledge. Sharp
turn bringing Shattakh into view.
Teloran is at the mouth of a mountain valley from the
Gilolokan Dagh to SW.
Shattakh, 250 houses, largely Armenian. T .L. to Van.
The place is the seat of a Kaimmakam. There are
several bridges here over the Bohtan, one of wooden
trestle construction (1900) with 18 ft. roadway leading to
the Government offices ; another higher up, also of wood
on stone piers, much older, of two spans, in poor repair.
In the village is a good stone bridge, and there are other
minor bridges over the stream from the N.
The river is easily fordable in autumn.
For the tracks to Van see JRoutes 81 a and 81 b.
ROUTE 81a
SHATTAKH—VAN (38^ M.)
Via Gueandesht
Authority :— Military Report onE.T.A., vol. iii, Eoute 180 a (report of 1900).
General direction, NNE. The road goes up the Shattakh stream to
NE., crosses the high-lying plain of Gurandesht and thence descends
into the Khoshab Su valley. It crosses the stream and follows the
shore of Lake Van to Van. This is a good road for mules and in
parts is suitable for wheeled traffic, although it does not appear to be
a cart-track throughout, as it is shown on the W.O. map of 1901.
From m. 5 to m. 12 it is subject to avalanches in the spring. Fuel
can be obtained on the first part of the route, but it is scarce farther
towards the N. Water is available, but the supply may be small
during the spring and early autumn. Grazing is probably scarce.
On the Armenian population compare p. 32.
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume IV, Northern Mesopotamia and Central Kurdistan (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, April, 1917), covering Mesopotamia north of the line joining Rowanduz, Mosul, Meskeneh [Maskanah], and Aleppo, up to Van, Bitlis, Diarbekr, and Mar‘ash. 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.
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, a title page, 'Note', and 'Abbreviations'. There is a page of contents which includes the following sections:
- Introduction;
- Itineraries;
- River Routes (The Tigris, The Euphrates);
- Land Routes (Central Kurdistan, Routes between Mosul and Diarbekr, Routes between the Plain of Diarbekr and the Moutains to North and West, Routes between the line Diarbekr-Mardīn and the Euphrates, Interior of Norther Jezīreh, West of the Jaghjagha Su, The Euphrates Valley and Country West thereof, Across the Taurus between the Euphrates and Mar‘ash, and Aleppo-Mar‘ash);
- Railways (Aleppo-Ras el-‘Ain-Tel Ermen);
- Gazetteer of Towns;
- Bibliographical Note;
- Transliteration of Names;
- Glossary;
- Index;
- Plates;
- 'Sketch Map of Routes'.
The volume contains 15 plates, which illustrate the content of the various chapters, and 1 map entitled 'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (263 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged by numbered routes. There are pages of contents, an index, and a list of plates. There is one map house 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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- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:262v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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