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'Military Report on Iraq (Area 6 Lower Euphrates)' [17v] (39/452)
The record is made up of One Volume (421 pages). It was created in 1923. 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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Jalib Sad’un
to miles West of Tel .Tiharah Railway Station. The water i»
good and perennial. Sufficient snpply for 400 men and animals.
Khabrah RuJcbi.
15 miles South West of Khabrah Sufi. There is a pond here
which is a natural basin in solid rook, 2 acres in size* It is
low lying. There is plenty of water in winter but it is undrink
able except for animals. It dries up in summer. The Bedawins
have built a mound, visible for 5 miles, to mark the spot.
Khabrah Sufi.
35 miles South of Kuraiz. A pond of water fit only for animals-
and in winter, exactly similar to Khabrah Rukbi.
Khandgah.
(Afcu Ghar) 20 miles West by South of Jalibak Railway
Station. There are 3 or 4 wells, but more could be dug if
requiied. The ground is soft. Water at all seasons is sweet. The
existing wells give a sufficient supply for 5,000 men with their transport
at all ,‘easons. Wells are circular, 10 feet in diameter and 15 feet
deep. Water 11-12 feet from the surface. Gear required. Wells
refill very fast, and could be drawn upon continuously.
Nabha.
7 miles North West of Abu Ghar. No wells exist but water
is obtained by digging to a depth of 1 to 2 feet in winter and.
to 10 feet in summer. Water when obtained is always sweet.
There is a ruined fort here.
Qratigah.
10 miles South West of Zubair. Two wells 15 feet in
diameter Water at 25 feet. Lifted by donkeys and overhead
whtel. Water is perennial and sweet. The Shaikh of Zul air gets
bis own privrte water supply from here iu summer when Zubair
Water is salt.
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This volume was compiled as one of ten military reports to aid British military operations in Iraq published by the General Staff of British Forces in Iraq. It covers Area 6, or Lower Euphrates and contains chapters that cover the history, geography, climate, ethnography, natural resources, as well as the tribal makeup of region. The final chapters are devoted to important personalities, and communications infrastructure.
The volume is particularly detailed given that the area it covers was the site of a major anti-British insurrection in 1920. As such it is particularly detailed on the political and demographic makeup of the region and its people.
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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 224; 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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