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'Military Report on Iraq. Area 2 (Upper Euphrates)' [22r] (48/140)
The record is made up of 1 Volume (66 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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(C4206) c 2
Green grass would be available in March and April. Fire
wood is plentiful, and a certain amount of timber suitable for
poles is available.
At short notice the following amounts of wheat, barley and
dates could probably be collected :—
In Tons.
Wheat.
Barley.
Dates.
Ramadi ...
150
150
80
Fallujah
100
100
50
Hit
100
100
80
Anah
150
100
100
Dair-al-Zor
400
300
20
CHAPTER V.
Ethnography.
General .—The great majority of the inhabitants of the area
under report are Arabs of the Sunni sect.
Christians, Jews, and Shiah Muhammadans are so few in
number that they need scarcely be considered as a factor of
any importance.
Census .—Accurate census figures are not available, and
owing to the migratory habits of large sections of the population
they are impossible to obtain.
An approximate estimate of the population derived from
various sources is given below :—
Arabs (Sunni Muhammadans) ...
... 331,000
Arabs (Shiah Muhammadans ...
200
J ews
3,600
Christians
1,200
Total
... 336,000
The Upper Euphrates is the home of four types of Arab,
all of which are more or less distinct from the other, possessing
their own characteristics.
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This volume prepared by the General Staff of the British Forces in Iraq was published as part of a series of ten similar military reports on Iraq after the First World War. The report covers the history, geography, climate, demography, natural resources, ethnography and important personalities of the Upper Euphrates region of Iraq. The report's focus is on the military capabilities of various populations, their political allegiances, and the basic economic infrastructure of the region.
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- 1 Volume (66 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume includes a table of contents on folio 4, and an index from folios 114-119.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 68; 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.
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- 'Military Report on Iraq. Area 2 (Upper Euphrates)'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:66v, 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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