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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [180r] (364/530)
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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Alt. 1,730 ft., edge of plain. 50 villages visible from here.
Mizar (Jaslimizar), large village and mound, A m. to r.
Small stream along roadside.
Cross small stream and masonry bridge, 2 spans of 10 ft.
Seruj (alt. 1,700 ft.), 60 houses and one khan. The
village lies in centre of rich wheat plain covered with
villages ^ m. apart, whose population has been estimated
at from 25,000 to 30,000 (1903).
Most of the villages have small groves of poplars. Fuel
used is corn-stalks and cow-dung. Plenty of grain ;
sheep and goats on hills ; some fine 14-hand horses bred
here. The language spoken is chiefly Kermanji, but a
good many of the inhabitants speak Arabic. Turkish is
a little spoken (1903).
Seruj is the head-quarters of the Kurds of the Berazieh
tribe, who are reputed to have 10,000 warriors and used
to be at feud with the Milli. They are partly nomadic,
partly semi-nomadic, and partly sedentary. Many wear
Arab dress and have adopted Arab speech. They have
rather a bad reputation for brigandage, but are industrious
and intelligent.
Buytik Shavran, small village. 2-ft. culvert over irrigation
drain.
Kiicliiik Shavran. 3-ft. irrigation drain.
Small stream and 5-ft. culvert.
Small village (Boztepe ?) and small masonry culvert.
Small village.
Alt. 1,710 ft. Edge of plain enter valley between low
hills of limestone; stony and grassy. Cross dry stream.
Good well, 75 ft. deep. Cross many low hills and valleys
by good track ;rather stony country, passable for all
arms.
Summit of range, 2,250 ft. New masonry-covered rain
water tank (1903), 5,000 gallons.
Steep descent (1 in 10) for ^ m.
Underground rain-water tank, 5,000 gallons ; dirty water.
Cross many low hills and valleys. Country from here
difficult for guns and cavalry.
Summit, 2,180 ft. Cross wide valley, cultivated.
From here many culverts had been built for a chaussee,
but no earthwork had been made in 1903.
Sharp ascent from valley.
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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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