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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [148v] (301/530)
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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292
LAND ROUTES
then a low spur followed by a watercourse, and after
a mile another watercourse.
Deirish. A route from Mardln through Sor to Bismil on
the Tigris and thence to Farqin passes through this village
(see JRoute 102 a under m. 23-|).
Eunzerib. Proceed through low hills.
Jirzeh, 1. Thence for a mile up and down through low, bare
hills, and descend an easy valley for a mile to
Qirq Dilek, a fair-sized Kurdish village. Route from
Mardln to Diarbekr via Avineh passes to 1. of this place.
For an alternative route to Shukerli (below, m. 65i)
see Eoute 95 b, m. 30^-m. 54|. There is a route from
Qirq Dilek to the Tigris at Bismil and thence to Farqin.
Proceed down r. bank of Sheikhan Su, a stream 25 ft.
wide and 2 ft. deep with stony bottom.
Cross stream and leave valley, and proceed over low, bare,
rolling hills for 12 m.; then over undulating country for
4^ m.
Wersin, Kurdish village. Alt. 1,850 ft.
From Wersin proceed over undulating, cultivated country.
Aq Tepeh, on r., and, shortly afterwards, Khasseh.
Sawedi, 4 m. to 1.
Kehtin, | m. to r.
Then a mile over
open undulating ground followed by a winding, rather
steep descent of f m. to the
Gok Su, which is crossed. A fair-sized shallow stream
with firm bottom and low grassy banks.
Dukkar, on r.
Altun Akar, % m. to 1,, in a broad, gently-sloping valley.
Shekr Tepeh, % m. to r.
Guzel Shehr, | m. to 1. Proceed over flat, cultivated land.
Pornakh., small Kurdish village at the foot of a mound.
Shukerli, Qizilbash village, on 1., at foot of bluffs. Rivex-
about 1^ m. to r. See above, m. 43^.
Proceed over level cultivated ground.
Reach and follow Mardln—Diarbekr carriage-road, crossing
the Quru Chai. See Route 95 a, m. 42^-m. 54.
Diarbekr.
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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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