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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [141r] (286/530)
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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OM
KOUTES 95 c, 96 a
277
the war, and the Christians may have suffered at the hands of the
Moslems, who are Kurds.
From Jezlret-ibn-'Omar to Midiat the direction is W. This route
was reported in 1895 to be a troublesome stony track on which quick
travelling was impossible. It is not passable for wheels. 1
Supplies for troops scanty. Water-supply scarce (December); tue
P Between Jezlret-ibn-'Omar and Midih a troublesome difficult track,
mostly level after the ascent to the plateau, but winding, through
volcanic, boulder-strewn country. Near Selakun very boggy and
almost impassable after heavy rain. Several rather deep valleys are
crossed. There are a few Kurd villages and the large Jacobite village
of Azekh: cultivation nearly all the way. Few small springs. Foi
an alternative route to Azekh see B96 b.
Between Midih and Midiat the country is very rough, rocky, and
stony, the route leading up and down through intricate hills.
Country wild and desolate, with few villages. No water except at
villages, which are supplied with deep rain-water ponds: supplies
scarce, brushwood everywhere.
An authority of 1895 gives the following times from Midiat to
Jeziret-ibn- f Omar :
Hours.
0
3
8
151
22?
Midiat.
Sheikh Khan.
Basebrina.
Azekh.
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Jeziret-ibn-'Oniar. Ascend gradually from the Tigris, the
first mile being over cultivated ground, the second a
winding, stony ascent. .
Basisk. Route winds over rocky ground with the ligns
about 3 m. r.
Ausar, 30 houses, to r. with wells; water close to surface.
Low stony hills to N. on farther bank of Tigris.
Umakh, alt. 1,800 ft., small village. Continue over
cultivated stony ground, undulating, and cut up by
shallow ravinGS with fewer boulders* Abundance of hay
and grass (December), but not much tillage. Some
shallow water-courses.
Azekh or Kazakh (alt. 2,270 ft.). 300 houses: Jacobite
Christians: some Protestants converted by American
missionaries. Numerous vineyards and some cultivation.
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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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