"تقرير عسكري عن بلاد الرافدين (العراق)" [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎٤] (٢٢٦/٢١٣)

In March, 1917, a change was made. March was made the third
month in the year, and the 28th February, 1332, was followed by the
14th March, 1333. The Turkish official calendar is now the same as the
British, except that the year remains 584 behind it.
The names of the months are—
Kanun Thani.
Shabat.
Adhar.
Nisan.
Mavis or Avar.
Haziran.
Tamuz.
Aghustus or Ab.
Elul.
Tishrin Awwal.
Tishrin Thani.
Kanun Awwal.
The Jews possess a calendar giving a year of 12 months of 29 or 30
days each, with an additional month added every third year.
The Christians use our calendar, naming the months as in the
Turkish official calendar.
In the Arab and Turkish calendars the day is understood to begin a
few minutes after sunset; thus at the time of the equinoxes the local time
is six hours behind European time, 6 o’clock to an Arab is noon or
midnight for a European. Also Monday night to an Arab is Sunday night
to a European, because in the Arab system the night precedes the day.
APPENDIX D.
Bibliography and Maps.
A. Official Publications .—
1. Military Report on Eastern Turkey in Asia, Vol. Ill, 1904.
2. Handbook of Mesopotamia, Vols. Ill and IV, 1918.
3. Provisional Note on the Tribes North of Baghdad. Issued by the
General Staff, G.H.Q., M.E.F., in 1920.
4. Reports of A.P.O., Tel Afar District, 1920-1921.
5. Report on the Baghdad Railway, 1914.
B. Unofficial Publications .—
1. Travels in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, etc. Ainsworth. London,
1842.
2. From Amurath to Amnrath. Miss G. Bell, C.B.E. London, 1911.
3. Dar-ul-Islam. Sir Mark Sykes. London, 1904.
4. Caliph's last Heritage. Sir Mark Sykes. London, 1915.
C. Maps .—
1. Eastern Turkey in Asia Series. Scale 1/250,000. Issued by
War Office.
2. Sketch Map, Ras al Ain-Sinjar. Issued by Surveys, Meso
potamia, 1916.
3. T. C. and Survey Sheets. Issued by the Mesopotamian Surveys
between 1918 and 1922. These are the only accurate maps of
Tel Afar district, which is still largely unsurveyed.