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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [215v] (435/530)
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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GAZETTEER OF TOWNS
BEHISNI (Besne). About v 40 m. WNW. of Samsat and T 55 m.
E. of Mar'ash. Pop. 8,000 (1,500 houses). T.L. (connexion with
Adiaman and thence with Malatiyeh and Kiakhta).
Routes.—
(i) To Samsat. (See Route 147.)
(ii) To Urfeh. via Kilik. (See 146, 122.)
(hi) To 'Aintab. No details: a somewhat rough track.
(iv) To Mar'ash via Belveren. (See Route 147.)
(v) To Malatiyeh. via Pelvereh. (See 151.)
(vi) To Adiaman. (See Boute 149 ; for continuation to Kiakhta
and Gerger see Boute 150.)
The town is situated in a deep, narrow valley facing S., and is
overlooked by an old castle formerly impregnable. It is hot and
unhealthy, but higher up the valley are residences used in summer
and extensive vineyards. To the N. are high mountains, to the E.
and S. are low undulating hills among which the line of the
Euphrates is said to be visible. Water is obtainable from springs.
Supplies are scarce. The population is mixed, but chiefly Turkish.
There was an Armenian element, but deportations were reported
in 1915. The town is the head-quarters of a Kaimmakam under
Kharput.
BELED SINJAR. About 76 m. W. of Mosul. About 400
houses (1903).
Routes.—
(i) To Mosul. (See Boute 92 a, m. 76-0.)
(ii) To Deir-ez-Zor. (See vol. iii, 49 b, from m. 76
onward.)
(iii) To Nisibin. (See Boute 92 a, from m. 76 onward.)
General Description. —The town lies on the E. slope of a valley
running from N. to S., watered by a stream. It is dominated to
N. and W. by the Toq hills. It contains a khan, Turkish barracks,
and government buildings, all of which lie at the top of the slope.
The houses are solidly built in the style seen also at Mosul. The
town formerly covered a much larger area, including the W. slope of
the valley, where now there is a ruin-field. Remains of the ancient
walls are to be seen.
Supplies and Commerce. —The land to N. and S. of the town is
cultivated, and probably a fair amount of supplies would be available
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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)
- 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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