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The record is made up of 1 volume (365 folios). It was created in 1919. 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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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
269
does not seem to have commenced before the war. See
further, pp. 489 f. and 546.
Nablus and Ladiqiyeh are said to produce specially good
qualities of cotton.
Hemp and Flax
Hemp grows well in some parts of Syria, principally in the
neighbourhood of Damascus where it supplies material for
the local string and rope industry. The annual production
of fibre there is estimated at 1,300 tons and might be largely
increased (Weakley). The seed is used as bird seed and the
stems for fuel. In the vilayet of Aleppo a much smaller
quantity is grown. The rope industry of Aleppo uses hemp
brought from ‘Urfa and from India and even so does not
supply all the requirements of the district. Flax, although
an ancient product of the country, is now very little grown.
Sugar Cane
Sugar cane is grown to an insignificant extent on the coast
of Syria and in the Jordan valley, where the necessary
moisture is available. It is planted in February and March
and is ripe in October and November. See pp. 452, 477, &c.
Figs
The fig-tree grows throughout Syria and supplies one of the
important foods of the people. It is most abundant in the
north Syrian plains, in Jebel esh-Sharqi (Anti-Lebanon) and
in the neighbourhood of Ma‘lula. Plantations are infrequent
except in northern Syria. There are numerous species of figs
distinguished, in part, by the colours of the fruits. The chief
colours are greenish yellow, purple, and white.
August and September are the months in which ripe figs
are abundant. Some trees produce a small early crop
a month before the principal crop. These figs (deifur) are
prized more because of their early date than because of their
quality. There is also a late autumn crop which is not of

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Admiralty handbook regarding Syria (including Palestine) 'to as far north as the River Orontes and a line Antioch-Aleppo-Meskeneh. For details of the part of Syria beyond this line reference must be made to the Handbook of Asia Minor , Vol. iv, Part 2 (C.B. 847 C).'

'Contents. Chapters:

  • I. Boundaries and Physical Survey, p 9 (folio 7)
  • II. Climate, p 24 (folio 14v)
  • III. Minerals, Flora and Fauna, p 93 (folio 50)
  • IV. Military History, p 109 (folio 58)
  • V. Inhabitants, p 175 (folio 91)
  • VI. Turkish Administration, p 236 (folio 121v)
  • VII. Agriculture, p 252 (folio 129v)
  • VIII. Industry and Trade, p 276 (folio 141v)
  • IX. Currency, Weights and Measures, p 318 (folio 162v)
  • X. Jebel Ansarīyeh, p 325 (folio 166)
  • XI. Country East of Jebel Ansarīyeh, p 344 (folio 175v)
  • XII. Lebanon, Anti-Lebanon, and Damascus Plain, p 357 (folio 182)
  • XIII. River Systems of Northern Syria, p 395 (folio 201)
  • XIV. Judea and the Southern Desert, p 427 (folio 217)
  • XV. Samaria (including Carmel), p 472 (folio 239v)
  • XVI. Galilee, p 515 (folio 261)
  • XVII. Haurān and Jaulān, p 556 (folio 281v)
  • XVIII. 'Ajlūn and Northern Belqa, p 580 (folio 293v)
  • XIX. Southern Belqa and Ardh el-Kerak, p 612 (folio 309v)
  • XX. El-Jibāl and Esh-Shera, p 636 (folio 321v)
  • XXI. The Ghōr (Jordan and the Dead Sea); and Wādi 'Arabah, p 645 (folio 326)
  • Appendix: Conventional Spellings, p 668 (folio 337v)
  • Index, p 669 (folio 338)
  • Plates, p 725' [missing]
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1 volume (365 folios)
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The volume contains a contents page (folio 6) and an index (folios 338-365).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 367; 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. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence. The volume originally contained fourteen plates showing maps, bound into the back of the volume. These are now missing; details of the plates can be found at folio 5v.

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Title
'A handbook of Syria (including Palestine). London: Naval Staff Intelligence Department, June 1919'
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:366v, back-i
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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