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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [68v] (141/230)
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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126
Route No. l~conld.
Fodder.—Fair camel grazing throughout, except perhaps
at stage 3. Some lucerne is generally to be had at stages 1 and 5.
Supplies. Very limited. Certain commodities are obtain
able at stage 1, but at Zubair, about 4 miles north-north-west
trom stage 6 , all supplies are plentiful. There is also some
stage? ° n ° f UCerne and melon8 in Dirhamiyah tract.
No.
of atace
and total
distance.
Details.
KUWAIT .. .. An open, undefended town,
with a large bdzdr, and houses
, , mostly built of stone. The in
habitants number about 45,000. There are no agricultural
resources. The drinking water is fairly good, and is from wells
about 4 miles to the south of the town. Better water is how
ever procurable from the wells of Qasr-as-Sirrah, 8 miles to the
south-south-east of Kuwait, or from those of Mishrif 2 miles
east of Qasr-as-Sirrah. Practically all foodstuffs are obtainable
Ihere are important sea and pearl fisheries, and considerable
fleets of boats. Camels are procurable in fair numbers. (See
also page 38.)
JAHRAH—— 20 m. .. General direction
~ ’ about west.
20 to .
To mile 5, the going is soft and heavy owing to sand
From Kuwait to mile 10, the road skirts the south shore of
Kuwait Bay.
Irom mile 10 , the route crosses slight, almost imperceptible,
undulations at right angles; but the ground is fairly firm.
Wells called ’Ashairij, Mulkashi, and Jirthamah lie on the
north, and others called Jadaiyah, Sulaiblyah, Umm Qarah, and
Qulbanyasain on the south of the route.
At Jahrah, fortified sarai; gardens and houses of Shaikh
Small Arab village ; permanent population about 500 inhabit
ants, but in the hot weather there are sometimes six « r seven
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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)
- Arrangement
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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