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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [57v] (119/230)
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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104
fwl by the discharge of the river itself is about 10 feet, extreme'
hig i water being about 8 feet above mean sea, and low wader
minus 1^ feet.
For full report of the journey between Baghdad and Basrah
and the country on either side adjacent to the river, .see
page 136.
Navigation of tributary streams.
The Diyalah is navigated by Tigris sailing craft as far as
Ba'qubah about 50 miles above its junction with the Tigris;
steamers might also ascend to this point, but, above this, the
river becomes shallow, with a wide gravelly channel, and is not
navigable.
TheShatt-al-Hai is a branchof the Tigris, leaving that river
at Kut-al-Amarah and joining the Euphrates near Suq-ash-
Shuyukh ; it is navigable from February to June and is used by
native craft for the export of corn grown in the rich district
through which it passes. These boats average 80 tons burthen
and draw 5 feet of water. At other seasons the Shatt-al-Hai is
not navigable, and from July to November the bed is in many
places dry. There are no bridges over the stream.
Euphrates navigation.
Although, as stated, the river is little used for navigation at
the present time, it appears from recent reports that a good deal
could be done in this respect even in the existing state of the river.
The position would be materially improved if the irrigation pro
jects proposed by Sir William Wilcocks are carried out, for it
must be remembered that Sir William’s proposals include schemes
in connection with regulating and distributing the water, not only
of the Tigris, but also of the Euphrates, in fact the work suggested
touches the question of the Euphrates just as much as that of the
Tigris.
Some years ago, in 1903, Mr. Dobbs* was of opinion that th e
navigation of the Euphrates, except for sailing vessels, wa»
impossible below Musaiyib, and that in any case the river was
useless for the transport of troops from the Gulf northwards
to Baghdad. •
On the other hand Sir W. Wilcocks reported in 1905t that the
Euphrates was navigable throughout the year from Qurnah to
1903* RePOrfcb ' r Mr ' Dobbs ’ LaS- ’ on the Navigation of the Euphrates, January
fThe Irrigation of Mesopotamia, 1905.
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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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