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LAND ROUTES
going, the condition of the road in 1910 being taken into
account. Kiini 'Othman (see under m. 11\ in text) is
placed by the report of 1888 at 15 m. from Rowanduz.
ROUTE 45 b, pp. 285-287
MOSUL—ROWANDUZ
Via Girdamamik
Authorities.—Add: Russian Information (reports of 1911-12 and 1917); and
other reports.
Introduction.—Delete 'The route may be . . . See Route 25a' and
substitute:
' (a) There is a route from Mosul to Girdamamik which is passable
for wheels. This probably keeps in the plain passing S. of the hills
between Mosul and the Ghazir and following for most of its length
the motor-road to Eski Kelek. Before the war the track described
in the text was very bad where it crossed the hills.
(&) There appears to be a route from the Great Zab to Baba Chichek
which is passable by motors (perhaps from Eski Kelek via Erbil).
(c) As regards the section between Baba Chichek and Rowanduz.
work has apparently been done on it, and it may be now passable for
carts. The report of 1916 that a cart-road had been built from Harlr
seems to have been premature. In February 1917 it was reported
that it was intended to build a road from Baba Chichek and Harlr to
Rowanduz, but that the work would be difficult. On the other hand,
according to a Russian report, a road from Baba Chichek to Rowanduz
was actually built in January 1917, and from the information received
by the Russians up to June 1, 1917, it appeared that transport by
native carts (arabas) had become possible between Erbil and
Rowanduz.'
m. 63. Baba Chichek. The distance from here to Kani Batman as
given in the text [Route 45 b, m. 63-m. 72; Route 45 a,
m. 72^-m. 77i-) is IS^ m. According to the Russian
report it is 15 m.
m. 72-m. 89. See corrections to Route 45 a.
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