"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد III. ١٩١٧" [‎٨‎٨] (٤٣٢/٩٧)

88 EIVER EOUTES
Two long diagonal ledges (1 ft.-18 in. of water).
Sh.augh.ir (50 houses) on r. bank m, distant. (On 1. bank
according to W.O. Map 35). Country becomes more hilly,
and ravines are more numerous above this point.
Shingle ledge, 20 yds. broad, with 1 ft. of water.
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Ground about 100 ft. above river, with light gravelly soil,
cut up by ravines. Sakrikan village, 1 m. from river, 80
huts thatched with reeds. Two ledges, with, 15-18 in. of
water, in the river opposite Sakrikan. Above the mouth of 103
1. bank tributary the river made a sharp northerly loop.
Gravelly undulations to N.
Upper end of loop. Zazi Su and streams from Koi Sanjaq 104|
join on the r. bank. Above the mouth of the Zazi Su
a long rapid with 18 in.-2 ft. of water.
Upper end of long rapid. 105
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A long diagonal ledge with 1 ft. 10 in. of water, deepest 106-|
next r. bank.
Between this point and m. 107^ two shingle ledges with
1 ft. 10 in.-2 ft. of water. Between these ledges were found
broad, slow reaches, 4-5 ft. deep, and easy to navigate.
Ehan-i-Leileh., large Kurdish village among orchards and 108
date gardens. Behind it rises the Khan-i-Leileh Dagh, a bare
line of hills, about 300 ft. above the river, running NW.
Numerous springs and streams irrigate the gardens.
Sharp loop to SE. At the turn a short shingle ledge
(18 in. of water).
Shingle island: channel by 1. bank. From marks on
banks a rise of 12-14 ft. appeared to take place in flood.
Shingle ledge, with 1 ft. 10 in.-2 ft. of water over it.
Eiver bends NW.
Upper end of loop. Tamarisk and artemisia shrubs on
the shingle.
In the next 1-| m. the mouths of several ravines are
passed. Khan-i-Leileh Dagh still on r. bank.
Above this point river apparently made a loop to SE.
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