"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد IV .١٩١٧" [ظ‎‎٦‎٤] (٥٣٠/١٣٣)

124
Miles from
Mosul
45
46|
m
51-
LAND KOUTES
Zahoa (alt. 1,500 ft.), 100 houses, where there is spring
water, brackish but drinkable. The village lies at the
foot of the Doh.uk Dagh, a bare rocky ridge which rises
steeply to the N. Skirt the S. slopes of the Dohuk ridge.
Broad track joins on 1. leading from Mosul Hattara.
Eeach the Dohuk Su and turn r., to N., up the valley by
1. bank.
Pass Ekmara, a small village on the r. bank of the Dohuk
Su. A short distance beyond there is a large spring near
the road, which then enters a 20-ft. cutting 50 yds. long,
rounding a spur to r.
Ford to r. bank with a pebbly bottom; water 50 ft. wide and
1 ft. deep in ,Tune (alt. here 1,500 ft.). Koad now through
cultivation. Figs, pomegranates, mulberries, apples,
pears, and apricots, and vegetables grown here.
Dohuk, on the 1. bank of the stream, a place of 300 houses
(1888), of which 225 belong to Kurds, 45 to Chaldeans,
and 30 to Jews. Water from the stream said to be bad;
is strongly impregnated with sulphur. The best water is
from springs some distance to K See below, m. 50|.
There is a masonry stronghold, 100 yds. square, which
was rather ruinous in 1888. The neighbouring hill-sides
are steep, but are covered with brushwood: in June the
grass was burnt up. E. of the town is a valley 3 m. wide
filled with vineyards and fig orchards. There is a con
siderable grain market here, and a large bazaar where all
kinds of fruits and vegetables are sold, and whence the
Kurds obtain cotton goods, leather, and ironwork. The
place is the seat of a Kaimmakam under Mosul.
The track follows the r. bank of the Dohuk Su, and descends
a low spur through wheat fields.
Ford the stream to the 1. bank, 30 ft. wide and 1 ft. deep
in June, with gravelly bottom. Above this ford are the
remains of an old bridge, only the piers remaining in
1888 ; there had been 1 span of 30 ft. Several large
springs on the bank, from which the best water for
Dohuk is obtained.
Dorg Boghaz, a rift in a steep rocky ridge. It could be
made practicable for wheels by removing some stones.
Track 10-15 ft. broad. Marks on the cliff show that the
stream rises 10 ft. in the flood season. Large rock-cut
chambers and tombs to r.
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