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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [40v] (85/230)
The record is made up of 1 file (111 folios). It was created in 1915. 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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70
< vvvh"* m Arabietan. —Wheat and barley are exported in
Urge quantities from 'Arabistan, during the summer and autumn
- me is imported from Hindiyan and Fallahiyeh toMuhammarehl
wnere there are large stocks m the bazaar. Dates are the staple
tood or the country. • *
The districts affording the best supplies are the banks of
the Karun river especially above Ahwaz, Shushtar, Diz'ul
hailaniyeh, Hindiyan, and Ramuz. These could provide suffi
cient gram for the needs of at least one division. Shushtar
alone, which also has many water mills, could probably supply
the needs of one division for several months. Ahwaz could
probably support a brigade for a month. Mesopotamia could
also provide large supplies of cereals.
Sheep, goats and cattle are obtainable in North ’Arabistan, but
not so easily in Southern ’Arabistan. Between December and
February sheep and goats are difficult to obtain.
At Muhammareh there is only one large flour mill. Onions
beans and fish are procurable, and there is a good bazaar for native
goods. Milk is scarce. Apples are obtainable in May, melons
and dates in August.
At Bandar Ma’shur there is scanty grazing, and very little
cultivation ; fodder is brought from the Jarrahi or Hindiyan dis
tricts. Fuel is obtainable from small bushes only, which are cut
within a radius of 10 miles.
At Ramuz wood-fuel and charcoal are cheap. There are fuel
depots for steamers at Ahwaz, Band-i-Qir and Shalaili. Fuel
is also abundant at Shushtar and Dizful.
At Dizful in spring the grazing is excellent.
Transport.
Transport.
Muhammareh.
Basrah.
Wheeled vehicles
Nil
Nil.
Cartels '
Donkeys ,.
1,000
No information
Probabl y a large number conid
be obtained from Zubair. No figures
available.
200.
Horses
No information
1,000 including 200 pack. Larve
numbers are brought here in the
autumn months for shipment to In
dia.
1
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The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.
It is divided into the following chapters:
- history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- geography – boundaries and geographical features;
- population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;
- resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;
- military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;
- maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;
- administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;
- communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.
Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.
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- 1 file (111 folios)
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The file consists of a single publication. A list of contents at the front of the volume (ff 4-5) and index at the rear (ff 103-111) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Field notes. Mesopotamia'
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