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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [264] (273/542)
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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264
LAND ROUTES
Miles from
Dizfal
45
In summer when water is scarce at Jauzar (m. 56) it is best
to make a halt in this valley, and thence proceed to
Darreh Khazineh (see under m. 56), where water is easily
obtainable from the Saidmarreh, rather than camp at
Jauzar.
From here a route to the Dalich passes, much more direct than that by
Valmian described below, goes by Ser-i-Gul. It used to be the
principal commercial route between Dizful and Khurramabad, and
some improvements were made on it by the Persian authorities
(e.g. blasting). The anarchy prevailing in the country has caused
it to fall more and more into disuse : yet it was said in 1911 to be
still preferred, 4 bad though it isby caravans and nomads. The
passes are occasionally blocked by snow in winter for a few weeks
at a time. Water is plentiful, except between the Kialan and
Dalich ranges, where it is bitter, though generally drinkable. Fuel
is very scarce. No supplies.
Miles from
Dizf al
44
50
60
66
69
Ab-i-Tirada valley. Track diverges to r. from the Valmian
route, going NNW. It passes over gypsum and sand
stone hills, and there are quantities of loose stones which
make going very bad.
Birinjzar, in territory occupied by the Dirakwand.
Water from stream. Good grazing. Scanty fuel.
General direction N. to Ser-i-Gul. Before the beginning
of the ascent over the Kialan Kuh a grotto, containing
a spring of water, is passed on r. of road. The ascent to
the pass over the Kialan Kuh (4,715 ft.) is steep and
difficult. The road has been improved by blasting near the
summit. The descent on the northern side is difficult
and slippery. (This pass, it is said, would be easy to
improve.) From the foot of the descent to Ser-i-Gul the
going is better.
Ser-i-G-ul. Water bitter, though drinkable. ^ It is
advisable to take drinking-water from Birinjzar.'
General direction to Mishwand, NW. Eoad runs over
stony spurs. It is bad and stony, but could be improved
into a good mule road by clearing away the stones.
Before reaching the Buk-i-Buland, apparently the last
of these spurs, there is water, which, though bitter in
summer, is always drinkable.
Mishwand, a grazing district of low gypsum hills. (Map
I.D., sheet 9 C, places Mishwand south of the Buk-i-
Buland.)
Dalich pass (Dalich Buzurg ? See rn. 106| below).
Cross gypsum ridge and descend to the valley of Dar-i-
Zarab. Ascend a similar ridge on farther side of valley.
Traces of a well-graded road are visible here.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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