"استطلاعات في بلاد الرافدين وكردستان وشمال غرب بلاد فارس ولرستان في الفترة من أبريل إلى أكتوبر ١٨٨٨، كتبها المقدم ف. ر. مونسيل، فرع الاستخبارات. يوجد مجلدان. المجلد الأول: تقرير سردي ووصف للمدن الكبرى والطرق المؤدية منها. شيملا: فرع الاستخبارات، إدارة قائد الإمداد والتموين، ١٨٩٠" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٤] (٣١٢/٢١٢)

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They rest their chests on the skin and steer with their legs.
Mansuriyeh .—Mansuriyeh is a Christian village, mostly of Protestants,
miles to the north. There and at Hassan a village to the south-east are pastors
under the Sairdt American Mission. Several Protestants also live m Azekh, 10
miles to the west. Jazirah is sunk in a hollow, surrounded on every side by low
hills, and in summer is very hot.
The following observations were taken :
21 st June
... 10-15 A.51.
Temp.
96°
High hot wind from the west, with
clouds of dust at intervals.
22 nd „
... 3-0 P.M.
95°
Hot winds from south-west; duststorm
in the evening.
23 id „
... 8-0 A.51.
55
78°
2 oth „
... 10-0 A.51.
12-0 noon
>1
95°
97 c
j Blinding duststorm from north-west.
4-0 p.m.
101 °
8-0 p.m.
0
CO
00
Fewer clouds.
2 f>th „
8-0 A.M.
J 5
91°
High wind and dust since midnight.
12-0 noon
» J
98°
Duststorm very dense.
0-0 P.51.
>5
100 °
55 55
27th
... 3-0 p m.
107°
Dust clearing a little.
9-0 p.51.
91°
55 >5
28th „
... 6-0 A.51.
89°
Light winds, no dust.
9-0 A.51.
>5
96°
noon
104°
3-0 p.5i.
106°
8-0 p.m.
55
92°
After midnight the nights were fairly cool.
Iloutos from Jaalrah.
To Diarbekr .—There are two roads to Diarbekr, one leading direct across
the Tor Ah din Hills through Midiyat and Mardin (see “ Colonel Bell’s
Turkey in Asia”).
The stages are—•
(1) Azekh
Miles.
... 10
(2) Basebrina
...
... 12
(3) Midiyat
...
... 7
(4) Khurbut Anguz
...
... 8
(5) Mardin
...
... 8
( 6 ) Kbaniki
...
... 25
(7) Diarbekr
...
... 30
Total
... 100
This is a fairly easy route, very stony, hut with no high hills to cross.
The alternative road is through Nisibin, making a detour round the south
of the Tor Abdin.
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