"ملاحظات ميدانية: بلاد الرافدين. هيئة الأركان العامة في الهند. فبراير ١٩١٧". [ظ‎‎٧‎٩] (٣٥٠/١٦٥)

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Route No. 6— contd .
date trees round Ezra’s Tomb are very conspicuous and can
be seen for miles.
ABU TAMR
13.—General direction of
the stage is approxi
mately that of the
river. For the first seven miles the going is good, but after
passing the marsh the road is badly defined and is crossed by
many irrigation cuts difficult for transport. At mile 2}, a|
and 8 |- the villages of Zabun, Kasarah, and Mantaris are
passed on the right, and at mile 9 a small fort, which forms a
good signal station. The village of Abu Rubah is passed, also
on the right at mile 11 , and from here to the camping ground
which is just short of Abu Tamr canal, the going is extremely
rough. For the first seven miles the country to the left of the
road is marsh, from there to Mantaris, rough grass, and from
there on, open low bush.
4 LATLATAH (QAL’AT 9^.—General direction of
~~ SALIB) T.O. the stage is north-
, 472 . , west to Hafairah
where it joins the Tigris again. From there it follows the
right bank to Umm Mas-ha where it crosses to the left bank,
-tor the first 3^- miles the track is over deep sand crossed by
many cuts, and is extremely heavy for draught animals. After
crossing the Sulaiman canal the going is good. On leaving
the camp, the Abu Tamr canal, 16 yards wide, is crossed by
a 3-trestle bridge with a 10-foot roadway, steep ramp,
sandy approach. The track then crosses two deep water
cuts, which form a considerable obstacle. At mile 1 the
village of Khashim is passed, at mile 3| the Sulaiman canal
is crossed by a bridge, and at mile the Saiyid canal (10
yaids wide and 3 feet deep) is crossed by a 3-trestle bridge
steep ramp and deep sandy approach. The Tigris is crossed
at Umm Mas-ha by a swinging bridge of 16 boats: the bridge
!S .LOO yards long, with a 10-foot clear roadway, and is suit-
^ -f Tv w^VrP, ing ground is at Latlatah, which
Salih ’ but «
ABU SIDRAH .
General direction of
stage N.N.W. Going
is fair on the whole.