"ملاحظات ميدانية: بلاد الرافدين. هيئة الأركان العامة في الهند. فبراير ١٩١٧". [ظ‎‎١‎٣‎٤] (٣٥٠/٢٧٥)

Route No. 34— contd .
’Arab also rose, this route, too, became impassable and the
regiment was conveyed from Muhammareh to near Salmaneh
by boat.
2 ADHRAT ISLAND . 16.—General direction of
Stage North to mile
26 10, then North-east.
From here the route is passkble for all arms and a motor could
do the march at slow speed. The going is soft with treacher
ous boggy spots. There is a good site for a camp opposite
Adhrat Island with a convenient place for barges on the Karun
to come alongside. There is a good camel grazing and scanty
grazing for horses 1£ miles west of the camp.
3 SAB’EH . . . 16.—Compass bearing of
the Stage is 360
42 degrees.
The route is passable for all arms and a motor car could do
the march at slow speed. There is no sign of a road and the
“ going ” is on the soft side with treacherous boggy spots.
At mile 2 Rehvali is passed on the right. There are a few
pools of w r ater in the bed of the Hammamiyah at mile 7^-, and
in the ’Aon mile 12 there is good water for horses but too
muddy for men. These two and the other water cuts met
with are quite minor obstacles. Shortly niter passing the
’Aon the tomb of Saiyd Abud comes in sight and forms a con
spicuous landmark, and from mile 15^-, 2 miles before the tomb
is passed, the date trees of Sab’eh can be seen. If this stage
is considered too long, a halt may be made opposite Adhrat
Island, where there is scanty grazing for horses miles west
of camp and good camel grazing.
Note .—Alternative intermediate stage Adhrat. There is a
convenient site for barges on the Karun to come alongside at
this point. This divides the stage into two stages of 9 and 15
miles respectively, the extra distance being due to following
the river in the first of these stages. The village of Sab’eh
is merely a miserable collection of huts. There is a convenient
site on the Karun for barges to come alongside. Tamarisk
bushes grow freely and form an abundance of fuel. The plain
in the vicinity is more or less cultivated, and a limited quantity
of “ khasil ” is- available in season; there is also fair grazing,