'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [116r] (236/530)
The record is made up of 1 volume (263 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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EOUTE 90 a
227
ROUTE 90 a
MOSUL—JEZIEET-IBN-'OMAE (.110 m.)
Via Zakho
Authorities; — Military Report on E.T.A., vol. iii (report of 1888). Route report of
1903. Notes by a traveller of 1909.
This important main route is described in detail by an authority
who traversed it in June, 1888, and in less detail by another authority
who passed along it in early autumn, 1903. It is not clear, however,
how far the two authorities followed exactly the same track. There
is a made and graded road, metalled in parts, and passable for wheels,
to within 6 m. of Zakho. The metal is reported in 1903 as much
worn, and traffic often left the metalled road. It seems clear that
between Mosul and the Jebel Abyadh there are a great number of
alternative tracks over the plain. Between Mosul and Zakho the
only serious impediments to wheels are the river-beds mentioned
in the itinerary (which are difficult for wheels in fine weather,
and are probably made impassable by rain), and the Zakho mountain
which is crossed at a height of 1,280 ft. (the 1903 authority says
1,510 ft.) above Zakho : on the northern slopes of this range the last
six miles into Zakho were suitable only for pack-animals in 1903.
Beyond Zakho to within 15 miles of Jezlret-ibn-'Omar the road is
difficult for wheels on account of the river-beds that have to be
crossed, but is not impassable for field artillery except in flood time.
The track is brown soil without many stones. The last 15 miles
into Jezlret-ibn-'Omar were reported in 1903 impassable for carts,
owing to the accidented and stony nature of the road ; but the track
could easily be improved. The rivers that present most difficulty are
the Khabur (see m. 71 and 72^-) and the Hazil (m. 80|).
Water is scarce in the first 29 m. of the route, but there is a good
supply for the rest of the way. There is fair grazing in the KhabQr
valley. Supplies are very scanty for military purposes except in the
neighbourhood of Mosul, but en are sufficient for travellers.
There is coal in the hills N. of the Khabur valley, principally near
Sheranis and Harbol, to the N. of Zakho. Brushwood and some
trees are available for fuel on the hills.
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume IV, Northern Mesopotamia and Central Kurdistan (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, April, 1917), covering Mesopotamia north of the line joining Rowanduz, Mosul, Meskeneh [Maskanah], and Aleppo, up to Van, Bitlis, Diarbekr, and Mar‘ash. 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.
The volume includes a note on confidentiality, a title page, 'Note', and 'Abbreviations'. There is a page of contents which includes the following sections:
- Introduction;
- Itineraries;
- River Routes (The Tigris, The Euphrates);
- Land Routes (Central Kurdistan, Routes between Mosul and Diarbekr, Routes between the Plain of Diarbekr and the Moutains to North and West, Routes between the line Diarbekr-Mardīn and the Euphrates, Interior of Norther Jezīreh, West of the Jaghjagha Su, The Euphrates Valley and Country West thereof, Across the Taurus between the Euphrates and Mar‘ash, and Aleppo-Mar‘ash);
- Railways (Aleppo-Ras el-‘Ain-Tel Ermen);
- Gazetteer of Towns;
- Bibliographical Note;
- Transliteration of Names;
- Glossary;
- Index;
- Plates;
- 'Sketch Map of Routes'.
The volume contains 15 plates, which illustrate the content of the various chapters, and 1 map entitled 'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes'.
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- 1 volume (263 folios)
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The volume is arranged by numbered routes. There are pages of contents, an index, and a list of plates. There is one map house 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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