"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد II. ١٩١٧" [‎٢‎٠‎٦] (٥٤٢/٢١٥)

206
LAND ROUTES
Miles from
Kut el-
Amara
40
40i
51
59
61
64
Dabuni tract (cf. Route III C, m. 60|). Camping-ground.
Scrub for fuel plentiful. Watering easy from river.
From here to m. 51 general direction is WNW. From
the camping-ground, road runs NW., cutting off along
loop of the river to S.
Road again touches river at bend near Shidheif ruins
(cf. Boute III 0, m. 73f). Plentiful scrub for fuel.
Watering easy from Tigris. Good site for camp on fairly
high ground.
From here road runs due N. for about I over sandy
soil covered with scrub.
Road turns due W. and runs in this direction for 5 m.,
passing through extensive ruins. The going is good.
Upper end of Umm et-Tukml tract III 0, m. 79|-
86f). Road is within 1 m. of Tigris, A site for camp
can be found at this point, but fuel is scarce and watering-
difficult, owing to the steepness of the bank. Good fuel
and easy watering can be found about 1 m. farther along
the bank.
From here the general direction to m. 61 is NNW. The
road runs over bare ground for 8 m.
Scrub begins again. Road very dusty.
'Aziziyeh. T. About 80 mud houses and a few shops.
(See further Route III 0, m. 102.)
Unlimited space for camping on fairly high ground, dry in
flood season, except possibly when an exceptionally high
flood has caused a spill at Lajj. Cf. introduction to
this route. No supplies can be counted on. There is
a certain amount of scrub jungle available for fuel near
the village. Watering is easy from the Tigris.
From here to m. 76 general direction is NW.
To avoid the marsh and irrigation cuts mentioned below under
m. 64 a detour to N. may be made; on leaving 'Aziziyeh turn
NE. to Halirawan Canal, which is then followed until the marshes
are passed. The distance by this route to Zeur (m. 76 below) is
about 25 m. The going is fairly good at all seasons.
The direct road runs nearly due W. from 'Aziziyeh near
the T. L. towards the bend of the river known as
Qutnlyat, which is marked by a small wood.
Road crosses depression, covered with high reeds, which
forms a marsh after rises in the river, and in the dry