"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد II. ١٩١٧" [‎٥‎٠] (٥٤٢/٥٩)

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RIVER ROUTES
Right Bank
1 m. from the river at low water. 60,000 date-trees, 300 cattle,
40 sheep and goats, and a few horses.
Baradhiyeh, village about 1 m. up a creek, lying between
the Khorah and Saraji creeks. Pop. 600. Village lies in
very dense date plantations estimated at 100,000 palms.
Some cattle, sheep, and goats, and a few horses.
Khorah. Creek. Its mouth is 1 m. below British Consulate
at Basra, and it is said to reach the dry desert behind. Village
of same name 2 m. up creek. Pop. (1908) 4,000, of various
tribes. About 30 brick houses. Estimated resources: 200,000
date-palms, 1,000 cattle, 2,000 sheep, 20 horses, and 8 camels.
Manawi el-Pasha Creek, a short distance N. of the Khorah
Creek. The American firm of Messrs. Hills Brothers owns
houses on either side of the mouth of this creek. At about
! m. from the river is the considerable village of Manawi.
Between Manawi Creek and the British Consulate are the
creeks of Serai (750 yds. below the Consulate) and Ghazareh.
Large buildings along the river. See description of Basra,
p. 384.
Basra (late British Consulate).
Anchorage. Persian Gulf Pil 1915, p. 290:
' There is anchorage in mid-channel in Basra reach in from
34 to 48 ft. Vessels should moor with the anchors up and
down the river and plenty of cable on each as the streams
are strong; small local steam craft should be given a wide
berth, as they usually lie at single anchor with a long scope
of cable. It is better to moor near the r. bank, as vessels
almost invariably swing with their sterns towards the 1.
bank. In the date season there are often fifteen or more steam
vessels moored in Basra reach, when it is difficult to see
where there is a vacant berth.'
Not more thiin two vessels can lie abreast, but any number
can lie up and down the Shatt el-'Arab.
High tide at Basra is about 6-| hrs. later than at the outer
bar. Tides rise 6 to 9 ft.
Landing. Before the war there were the following wharves
on the river front:—
1. That of Messrs. Gray, Mackenzie & Co. close to the
mouth of the Ashar Creek on the S. side. Length 80 yds.
Height above water at high tide about 2 ft.
Total
distance
Miles
68i
68f
69|