"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد III. ١٩١٧" [‎٢‎٢‎٩] (٤٣٢/٢٣٨)

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EOUTES 34 a, b
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EOUTE 34 b
SULEIMANIYEH—SALAHIYEH (KUFRI) (89 m.)
Via Dae
Authority.—'Report of a journey, made apparently in 1909 (report dated
February 19, 1910).
This is not a main caravan track, but is used by caravans of mules
and ponies in summer and in winter when the passes are open. The
track, as far as Dar (m. 34), is bad for mules and impassable for
camels, and requires improvement for any kind of transport.
The last 9 m. require repair for camels. The country traversed
consists of rolling downs and stony hills, generally low. The passes
over the Qara Dagh are the chief obstacles : in winter they may be
closed by snow, but this does not always happen. The plain of
Suleimaniyeh is cultivated ; but beyond Temai", until Salahiyeh is
reached, practically no supplies are obtainable apart from sheep
and goats, which are plentiful throughout. Water reported plentiful
from streams at Temar (m. 22), good supply from a stream at Dar
(m. 34), abundant from the Aq Su at m. 58, and plentiful throughout
the stage from Ibrahim Khanji (m. 60) to Salahiyeh. Grazing
reported very good at Temar, Dar, Ibrahim Khanji, and thence
to Salahiyeh. Fuel plentiful throughout. No transport.
This route touches Boute 34 a at Temar and at Ibrahim Khanji,
but the details of the two accounts cannot be reconciled.
Miles from
Sulei
maniyeh
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Suleimaniyeh. General direction to Temar somewhat
S. of SSW. (200°). Track leaves town in a southerly
direction over rolling stony downs.
Track turns from S. (180°) to between S. and S. by W. (185°).
Alternative track to Temar branches off to W. : it is shorter
than, but not so good as, the route here followed.
Stream (Khanjiru? Cp. Boute 34 a, m. 811). From here
two tracks can be seen winding up the hills in front:
the easterly track is the one to be followed. From the
stream the track winds steeply up-hill for 2 m.
Pass over Gilzerda Dagh. begins. In this pass the track
is very stony, steep, and bad, and is impassable for
camels. Blasting would be necessary to turn it into