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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [83v] (171/230)
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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156
Route No, 10—confi,
This Is the main carriage road to Karbala and Najaf; It
Is passable for carriages as far as Musaivib, where passengers
cross the Euphrates on foot and take another carriage to Karbala
and Najaf. Boad unmetalled.
Country irrigated, but not inundated, up to 10 miles. Whole
country stopeless, brown soil; road, full of deep ruts, is a foot
deep in dust in places, or in mud in wet weather, but for half the
distance is good going, as when one road is worn too much,
another is taken.
Water .—Abundant from streams and canals.
Fuel and Fodder .—There are date palms at Intervals al 1
along this route, but there are no bushes except shnk, or
thorny plants. Fodder is available at Mahmudlyah (stage 1),
and Sikandariyah and Musaiyib (stage 2). There is fair camel-
graying all along the route.
Supplies .—Obtainable in limited quantities at Mahmudlyah,
Sikandariyah, and Musaiyib.
No.
of stage
and total
distance.
1 MAHMUDIYAH
21 m.
Details.
21 m. Starting from bridge
of boats, leave Baghdad
south gate.
South by west. About 500 yards outside Baghdad a
brick bridge, with a ramp leading up to it, is crossed. Water
sometimes collects on either side of this bridge in pools 1 | feet
deep, which might possibly be an obstacle to guns but not to
cavalry or infantry. From a short distance beyond this bridge
to the Kharr bridge at mile 3 the road runs along the top of an
embankment revetted with brushwood and pierced at intervals
by brick culverts giving passage to floods that cross the line
of the road here in wet weather. The top of the embankment
is about 15 feet above the surrounding country, and where it
leads on to the Kharr bridge it attains its maximum breadth,
45 feet.
The ends of the bridge are 2 stone piers, 16 feet broad and
fret long, projecting from eithe 1 * bank ; the central portion
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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