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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [240] (249/542)
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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240
LAND ROUTES
Miles from
c Ali el-
Gliarbi
64|
754
854
From here to Dum Qalameh the road is over broad level
plain easy and passable by wheels. Directions WNW,
to m. 56|, then W. to m. 59^, then NW. to m. 62|,
then NNE. At m. 56| a small stream is crossed. At
m. 59^ a road branches ESE. to Deh Luran, but in
November it has no water on it. At m. 60 cross large
dry nullah.
Dum Qalameh (alt. 1,450 ft.) at mouth of the Tang-i-
Ganjan Cham. Here in Nov. 1909 the Vali of Pusht-i-
Kuh had his amleh (camping-ground). Abundant water,
strongly impregnated with sulphur, from the Ganjan
Cham river. A stage was made here in May 1916.
From here to Amirabad the general direction is N. by E.
The road is easy for pack transport, but impassable for
wheels. Ascend the Tang-i-Ganjan Cham, crossing and
re-crossing river-bed and over spurs. At m. 71| leave
the main stream of the Ganjan Cham (here 80 yds. wide
and 8 in. deep in Nov. 1909), and ascend a branch of
that river, between high steep cliffs. At m. 72| ascend
out of this gorge and continue up valley by good track.
Amirabad. In May 1916 there was here only a small vil
lage, mostly in ruins. Abundant water from a cut from
the Ganjan Cham flowing through a garden of the Vali's.
From here, according to Force ' D' Eoute Eeport, it is 4 m.
to Mil-i-Allah Weis (no village: single brick tower),
which was passed on the Eussians'march. I.D. sheet 2 K
marks the place S. of Amirabad. From Mil-i-Allah
Weis Force 'D' Eoute Eeport makes it 14 m. to Mar-
barreh by 'the middle road of the three .marked on
Degree Sheet 2 K'. But the map here is difficult to
reconcile with Boutes in P vol. iii, no. 103, which
gives the following route from Amirabad:—
Directions to Imamzadeh Khaseh Ali are: NNW. to m.
82|, and thence NW. Eoad fit for wheeled transport,
except at m. 82^- (ascent from dry ravine), and at m. 83f
and m. 84f (descent into and ascent from dry ravine:
could easily be made practicable for wheels).
Imamzadeh Khaseh 'All (or Ali Saleh). Water in small
quantities from stream to SW. Encampment all the
year round.
From here to Cham Abadi the directions are N, to m. 894,
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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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