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Route No. 9— contd.
4 FARSIAT . . 12.—Compass bearing 360°’
approximately. There
70 ' is no sign of any road
but poles of broken down telegraph line mark the route. The
country is flat and the going firm and fit for all arms and Army
Transport carts, but rough in places. There is a good site for a
camp at the bend of the river three miles below Farsiat, where
there is a good site for barges to come alongside. There is good
grazing for camels and a certain amount for horses.
5 BRAIKEH . . . 8 .—Compass bearing 50° ap-
proximately. Telegraph
78 poles mark the route.
The country is flat and free from obstacles and there are crops
at intervals. The going is good and hard but apt to become
slimy in wet weather. There is a good camping ground 24
miles north of the village of Braikeh on the river bank with
good landings.
6 UMM-UR-RAUS. . 15.—Compass bearing 334°
* approximately. There
93 is no road visible but a
ruined tower at 10-A, B-4, 5'3 and a small knoll at 10-A, B-3,
6'9 form conspicuous landmarks. Good desert going but soft
after rain. The old bed of the Karkheh is a formidable obstacle
for wheeled vehicles, being of irregular section and in most
places about 75 yards wide. There are crossings for cavalry
about every 4 mile, for Artillery occasionally, and for Army
Transport carts, at 10-A, B-3, 6 ‘ 8 . Water is found in pools at
frequent intervals in the old bed of the Karkheh and there is a
large pool at Ummur-Raus, which latter sometimes becomes dry
in summer.
7 ’ILLAH . . . 13.—Compass bearing 360 a
_» approximately. No
106 sign of any actual road,
but single tree at mile 6 , which should be kept on left hand,
forms conspicuous landmark. The going is very good and
firm, slimy but not soft in wet weather. The old bed of the
Karkheh is only a slight obstacle. There is no village at
'Illah. Water abundant and good from the Karkheh river,
on the left bank of which stage is situated, opposite the shrine
Al-Muhsin. 3 miles upstream of the ruined fort of Kut-al-