Kut to Sheikh Saad

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Created by Ordnance Survey. Covers a forty-five-mile length of the River Tigris from Kut [Al-Kut] eastwards to Sheikh Saad [Shaykh Sa'd] in present-day eastern Iraq. Sheet extends approximately five miles to the north and fifteen miles to the south of the river. Created to support the Allied relief of Kut and against Turkish forces. Portrays hydrology, vegetation, roads and tracks, telegraphs, canals, settlements, isolated buildings, place names and the position of defences, and includes topographical and strategic notes. The margin bears the series designation 'G[eographical].S[ection].,G[eneral].S[taff]. 3233', a designation 'T[igris].C[orps]. 18' and date '18.3.16'.

Manuscript additions show a railway, additional hydrology, and British and Turkish positions.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:126,720

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 32° 40' 59.88" N, 45° 37' 19.92" E
Top-right: 32° 40' 59.88" N, 46° 22' 59.88" E
Bottom-left: 32° 17' 60" N, 45° 37' 19.92" E
Bottom-right: 32° 17' 60" N, 46° 22' 59.88" E

It is part of

Maps of the First World War Campaign in Mesopotamia

16 images

Ref: Mss Eur F112/555

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed, with manuscript additions in ink and crayon

Dimensions: 357 x 560mm, on sheet 458 x 656mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F112/555, f 8

History of this record

Date(s)

1916 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Sheikh SaadKutTigris River

People & organisations

Ordnance Survey

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Kut to Sheikh Saad, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/555, f 8, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140102000.0x000001> [accessed 23 June 2026]

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