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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [129r] (262/530)
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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ROUTE 92 a
.
253
Miles from
Mosvil
16
191
22
26
38
Muwali, village of Jebur Arabs. Water-supply from one
brackish well and in winter from rain-water. Between
Muwali and Tel A'far water is very scarce. Eoute leads
for some miles over open plain, with some cultivation
and good grazing. Two hills of the same name lie near
the village.
Mujelinat, small settlement of semi-nomads, with bad
water from springs.
Route runs over bare undulating ground at the foot of low
hills, as far as Tel A'far.
Dubulu, small village.
Tel A'far.
A recent authority gives the following times from Tel A'far to
Miles con
tinued from
Route (1)
39
39|
42
46
Mosul:
Hrs.
0
Tel A'far.
Dubulu.
5
Mujelinat.
6
Muwali.
8
Jebel Til Atslian (Jebel 'Atshaneh?).
11
Mosul.
For the routes from Tel A'far to Deir ez-Zor see vol. iii,
Boutes 49 a, b.
Tel A'far.
From Tel A'far to Beled Sinjar the route is generally easy,
running over open, undulating ground or cultivated
plain; but in January, 1880, the going was soft as the
result of melting snow. Up to the Solaq Chai (2^ m.
from Beled Sinjar) the water on the route, though plen
tiful, is brackish, and only just drinkable.
For 11^ m. beyond Tel A'far the route goes across an
undulating plain slightly depressed in the middle,
bounded by ridges to N. and open on the S. A number
of tels are scattered over the plain.
Stream flowing S. crossed (January, 1880). Apparently
about this point, or a short distance farther on, a group
of tels are seen at about 1 hr.'s ride to S.
Tel Wardan, large eminence.
Cross
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
with water (December), some cultivation on its
banks.
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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'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (263 folios)
- Arrangement
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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