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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [61] (70/542)
The record is made up of 1 volume (269 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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KHOR 'ABDALLAH, &c.—ROUTES ^1C, IIA 61
to the Khor Zobeir : while another channel passing S. of Warbeh
connects with the Kh5r Ahdallah (see above). The Khor es-Sabiyeh
has depths of 1-5 fathoms. The southern approach over Dhorub
Flat is very shallow. The Mor is about ^—1 m. wide. Its banks
are swampy, but there are a good many boulders, especially on its
E. side. The desert route from Umm Qasr to Koweit 23 d)
runs along its W. shore. Landing at Qasr es-Sabiyeh at the corner
of Koweit Bay is difficult at all tides on account of mud.
The Khor eth-Tha'alab runs for about 6 m. W. and N. from
Warbeh Island with
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
of 6-9 fathoms. At 6 m. it divides,
one branch (the Khor Umm Qasr) running W. past Umm Qasr
(see Routes 23 a, b, d) with only 3-4 ft. of water at low tide, and
the other (the Khor Zobeir) running N. Vessels of 25 ft. draught
and 450 ft. length can navigate the Khor Zobeir up to this point, but
the channel is winding and navigation is not easy. The best landing-
place is about 3 m. S. of Umm Qasr and about 1 m. N. of a sharp E.
bend of the Mor. Here the slope of the bank is - jq , and at high tide
light-draught native craft or barges can come close to the shore,
which is firm from here to the higher ground 1 m. W., along which
the track runs. Farther N. the ground between shore and track is
soft. Above the Khor Umm Qasr the Khor Zobeir continues N. for
some 14 m. to Junction Island, being navigable thus far by vessels
of 20 ft. draught and 300 ft. length. Here the Mor divides, and the
main branch is navigable 5 m. farther, to Dwerat Island, for launches
of 6 ft. draught and 60 ft. length.
KOUTE IIA
THE NAVIGATION OF THE KARUN
Authorities : —Lorimer, Oasetteer of the Persia 1908 ;
1911;
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Pilot, 1915 ; Readings of the Kama River Gauge at Ahwaz
(below the Rapids) ; and other information.
High and Low Water Seasons. —The Karun is liable to more
violent and irregular changes of level than the Mesopotamian rivers.
It is generally low water from August till towards the end of
November, though in the abnormal year 1914 there was a marked
rise at the end of October. In December-January there are usually
considerable rises, which, however, vary greatly in extent from year
to year. Towards the end of January or beginning of February the
river usually sinks, to rise again with the spring floods which begin
at the end of February or beginning of March. Very violent and
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume II, Irak, The Lower Kārūn, and Luristan (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, May, 1917), covering the regions of the Shatt el-‘Arab [Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab], Kārūn, Luristan, and the Tigris and Euphrates up to Baghdad and Fellūjeh [Fallūjah]. 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', 'Abbreviations'. There is a 'Contents' which include the following sections:
- Introduction;
- River Routes (Shatt el-‘Arab, The Kārūn, The Tigris, The Euphrates, The Shatt el-Hai);
- Land Routes (The Region of the Shatt el-‘Arab, The Tigris Valley, The Region of the Lower Kārūn River of Luristan, The Euphrates Valley, Connexions between the Tigris and Euphrates Valley, The Arabian Desert);
- Railways;
- Gazetteer of Towns;
- Bibliographical Note and List of Maps;
- Transliteration of Names;
- Glossary;
- Appendices (A: Notes on Weather on the Tigris, B: The Control of the Tigris Water, C: The Control of the Euphrates Water, D: Oil-Fields of the Mesopotamia and Persian Frontier, E: Note on Mules);
- Index;
- Plates;
- Maps.
The volume includes eight plates that illustrate the volume. There are also three maps:
- 'Baghdad';
- 'City Map of Baghdad';
- 'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (269 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged accourding to numbered routes. There is a table of contents at the front of the volume and an alphabetical index at the back. There is also a list of plates and two maps are house in a pocket and one is a foldout.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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 the folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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