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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [‎154v] (313/530)

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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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304
LAND ROUTES
73
The chaussee is complete for 2 m. out of Farqin, after which
there is a well-defined clay track at the foot of a steep
rocky ridge to N.
Zerbia, a Kurd hamlet, where a track from Diarbekr
joins from SW.
Telmin, a village with a tumulus, is passed, and the road
descends rounding the head of small ravines, where some
levelling is required for wheels.
Bavina, a small village near which is a large spring.
The Batman Su is visible to the SE. over a fertile plain,
where cotton and rice are grown.
Chingui, a village with tumulus and large spring.
Track branches off here to Lijjeh. See 105.
Batman bridge, with small village of Batman or Malabadi
on r. bank. The river is narrowed here by limestone
ledges. Above is the exit of the long gorge in which
the Batman unites with the Kulp and Qabul Jeviz
streams : below, it spreads over a shingly channel | m.
wide which continues to the junction with the Tigris.
The river is crossed by a fine masonry bridge, of one
span of 145 ft., the crown of the high pointed arch being
60 ft. above water. The approach on r. bank is bent back
at an obtuse angle to the main arch, and in this are four
small arches for flood water. The roadway, which has
a low parapet, is 20 ft. wide, but is narrowed by a stone
gateway 10 ft. wide. In the abutments of the main arch
are 2 chambers with windows, reached by a flight of steps
from the roadway, meant as living-room for travellers.
The total length of the bridge and approaches is 213 yds.
A rocky hill on r. bank commands the bridge and the 1.
bank.
For an alternative route from the bridge to Zokh by the 1.
bank see Alternative Route (i) below.
Between the Batman and Hazo are numerous small ravines,
but with a little levelling the routes could be made quite
practicable for wheels. Easy track from the bridge to
Zilan, a shrine and place of pilgrimage.
Route crosses head of small ravine which would require
improvement for wheels.
Reach the valley of the Melkishan Chai by an easy
descent. Ascend stream to

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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)
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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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