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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [119v] (243/530)
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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234
LAND ROUTES
Miles from
Mosul
71
72^
with grassy terraces between them and the rocky ridge
behind. These hills offer a good site for defensive
works to cover the entrance to the pass and town of
Zakho from the north. At 1 hr. 51 min. the road passes
along the slope 60 ft. above the stream. For i m. there
is a retaining wall, 5 to 6 ft. high, of masonry, forming
a good 12-ft. track. The valley is narrow, with steep
clay and gravelly slopes, and occasional ledges of con
glomerate. The valley then opens, and Zakho is reached
at 2 hr, 10 min.
L. bank of Khabur. Zakho, on an island in stream.
From this point there are three ways of starting for Jezlret-
ibn-'Omar.
(a) Pass over the bridge (10-ft. roadway) which leads from
the 1. bank of the Khabur river to the island upon
which the more ancient part of Zakho is built, and then
ford the northern channel to the r. bank of the Khabur,
where stands the Christian Quarter of Zakho. This
northern channel is usually fordable for laden mules at
the end of June, but not before. On the r. bank of the
Khabur route (c), below, is joined.
(&) A second route was followed by the authority of 1903.
Descend the 1. bank of the Khabur, passing on r. the
villages of Bedar (or Dedar, 2| m.), 25 houses, and
Chammaymishko (3|m.), 1 m. to r., across the Khabur.
At 4^ m. ford the Khabur: low 1. bank, r. bank 30 ft.
high, stony bottom, 80 yds. wide, 2^ ft. deep, current
3 m. p. h. Crossing was awkward, even in the dry
season, on account of the depth of water. On the r. bank
route (c) is joined at or near Dornoch (or Lurnaq): see
m. 80^, below.
(c) The third route is that which is followed by the main
road. It proceeds up the left bank of the Khabur,
skirting conglomerate cliffs which overhang the water,
passing a backwater where rafts are built, and con
tinuing as follows.
Masonry bridge, 148 yds. long, with one central arch of
a high-pointed shape, 40-ft. span, and 40 ft. above water-
level at the centre, having two small spans on the 1.
bank, and one on the r. bank. Its roadway is 15 ft.
wide, paved with round stones, described as being
'slippery as glass'. There is no parapet, and the
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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'.
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- 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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