!['Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [‎481] (492/542)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023044364.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_41_3_0494.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [‎481] (492/542)")
'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [481] (492/542)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
OIL-FIELDS
Wf)
481
out difficulty, runs from Dizful to Deh Luran and Bedrah along the
foot -hills of the Pusht-i-Kuh. See 10 a and b.
To NE. is fche very difficult Bakhtiyari country, in which military
movement on any considerable scale seems to be impossible. The
main lines to Isfahan are (i) the Lynch Road
vol. iii, 69, and Corrections to Boutes vol. iii (1914), 69 a):
(ii) the line Shushtar—Qal'ah Bazuft—Ardal—Isfahan, shorter and
possibly easier than the Lynch Road [Eoutes vol. iii, 84,82,69:
Corrections, 69 a): (iii) the line Ahwaz—Ramuz—Dishmuk—Bard-i-
Kirm—Lurdagan—Isfahan, through the northern part of the Kuh-
galu country, believed to be easier than the Lynch Road
to Gazetteer of Persia, vol. iii (1913), pp. 51-62).
To E. the little-known Kuhgalu country separates the Karun plain
from Shiraz (see Boutes in Persia, vol. iii, 61, and
Gazetteer, vol. iii (1913), p. 51): only mule-tracks exist here. The
Bushire coast-road is very hot in summer, and liable to be flooded in
winter (see Boutes in Persia, vol. iii, 54, 57)._
The gypsum country in the immediate neighbourhood of Maidan-i-
Naftun is rough, and becomes slippery after rain. Good water is
scarce. See Eoutes in Persia, vol. iii, 74, and (1914), 71,72.
The naturally fertile plain of Dizful and Shushtar, with improved
irrigation and efficient government, might become a good centre for
the collection of supplies. The same seems to be true of the
Earn Hormuz district. The Karun country between Band-i-Qir
and Mohammereh could also be restored by means of irrigation
works. On mules obtainable at Dizful, Shushtar, and Ahwaz, see
Appendix E.
Kirkuk—Qase-i-ShIein—Mandali
General
This section of the oil-belt may prove very important, but it
has hardly been examined as yet except in the neighbourhood of
Qasr-i-Shlrln, and it is impossible to define the limits within which
production on a large scale may take place. It can only be said
(i) that oil is known to exist on the Turkish side of the frontier in
or close to the hills near Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmatli, Kufri (Salahiyeh),
and N. of Mandali: (ii) that oil is known to exist on the Persian side
of the frontier in the area between-the Turkish frontier on the AV.,
the Mahldesht neighbourhood on the E., the Upper Sirvan (Diyaleh)
on the N., and the border of Luristan on the S. In the Persian area
MBS. u h h
About this item
- Content
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [481] (492/542), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023662425.0x00005d> [accessed 18 February 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023662425.0x00005d
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023662425.0x00005d">'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917' [‎481] (492/542)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023662425.0x00005d"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023044364.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_41_3_0494.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100023044364.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/3
- Title
- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:374, 374a:374b, 375:530, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence