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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917' [283] (292/432)
The record is made up of 1 volume (214 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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ROUTE 46 a
288
Miles from
Mosul
72i
72^
734
73|
74
74i
75|
76
77i
78
80
80|
81
through a green but almost treeless valley which forms
a trough between an outer range of hills and the Harlr
range.
Stony ascent begins. Cross a ravine which comes down
from the 1.
Near Harir, from which a cart-road now runs (1916) to
Eowanduz, route joins Boute 45 b (m. 72).
A track from Batas joins (see B 43 a).
Cross a pass called Spilik. From here the Kurek Dagh is
about E, 'Ali Bey gorge (see below) is E. by N.
Kurek Dagh is now E. by S. The track winds among and
over hills well wooded with oaks, crossing several small
streams. General direction ESE.
Qarakhiu village, 12 houses of Surchi Kurds, ^ m. to 1.
above the track on the farther side of a brook running
down to join a stream at the bottom of the valley on
the r. Boute 43 b apparently joins near here.
Leave the valley and cross the watershed. General direction
still ESE.
Kurek Dagh now bears E.
Zhan-i-Batman, 20 houses of mixed Kurds, i m. to K
Possibly identical with Kani "Othman mentioned in
a report of 1888. Track descends a valley through
which a stream flows to join the Khallfan (see below).
Pass a Kurdish graveyard and a fine grove of oaks.
'Ali Bey gorge 1 m. ENE. Track emerges from the hills.
Cham-i-Klialifan, open camping-ground.
Khallfan village, seven houses, on the opposite side of the
Khalifan stream.
The track now runs for over 2 m. down the gorge of the
Khallfan, here called the Gali 'Ali Bey.
A report of 1888 describes the upper end of the gorge as
30 yds. wide, but it broadens to 50 yds. a short distance
on. River a rapid torrent. Road close to water's edge.
Height of cliffs increases.
About 13 min. from Khallfan village, cross wooden bridge
of three spans with masonry piers. Bridge (in 1888)
35 yds. long, with 10-ft. roadway. In 1910 its upper
structure consisted of strong timbers overlaid with earth
and brushwood. It had no parapets.
Round rocky spur by good 12-ft. road (1888) among
enormous boulders.
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume III, Central Mesopotamia with Sourthern Kurdistan and the Syrian Desert (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, January, 1917), covering the Tigris and Euphrates from Baghdad and Fellūjeh [Fallujah] to Mosul and Meskeneh [Maskanah], the Lesser Zāb, the country east of the Tigris towards the Persian frontier, and the routes running westward from the Euphrates valley across the Syrian Desert. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and War Office, and appears to be based on official and unofficial publications and maps which are cited in a bibliographical section in the volume. This volume was supplemented with corrections and additions in June 1918 (see IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/5).
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, a title page, 'Note', 'Abbreviations'. There is a page of 'Contents' which includes the following sections:
- Introduction;
- River Routes (The Tigris and the Lesser Zāb, The Euphrates);
- Land Routes (The Tigris Valley with Region to East, The Euphrates Valley, Connexions between Tigris and Euphrates Valleys, The Syrian Desert);
- Gazetteer of Towns;
- Bibliographical Note;
- Transliteration of Names;
- Glossary;
- Appendix;
- Index;
- 'Sketch Map of Routes', which includes 'City Map of Baghdad' (f. 212) and 'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes, Volume III' contained in a pocket.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (214 folios)
- Arrangement
This volume is arranged according to numbered routes. There is a page of contents and an alphabetical index. There are two maps housed in a pocket.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio (except for the front cover, where the folio number is located on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).
Pagination: The volume also has an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. III. 1917'
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