!['Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [‎225v] (455/530)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023045636.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_41_6_0455.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [‎225v] (455/530)")
'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [225v] (455/530)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
446
GAZETTEER OF TOWNS
obtainable in the neighbourhood in considerable numbers. The
nomads (particularly the Shammar) often camp in the plain of
Nisibin, attracted by the comparatively abundant water-supply.
In the town of Nisibin water is obtained from wells and from the
rivers Jaghjagha and Khinis (the latter being a stream which flows
near or possibly through the town to the north of the Jaghjagha).
The water from these streams is not particularly pure at any time,
and in summer it is polluted and made undrinkable by the rice-
fields above the town. At that season only the well-water, which
is not good, is available.
Inhabitants. —About half the population is Kurdish, the rest being
mainly Jewish and Christian, with a few Turks and perhaps some
Tai Arabs. The cultivators of the neighbourhood seem to be mainly
Tai Arabs to the S. and Kurds to the E.
Administration. —Nisibin is the head-quarters of a Kaza. Its Kaim-
makam is under Diarbekr.
SAIHT. About 45 m. N. by W. of Jeziret-ibn-'Omar, and about
35 m. S. by W. of Bitlis. Alt. about 2,820 ft. Pop. about 10,000 to
15,000. T. (communication with Diarbekr and Bitlis).
Routes.—
(i) To Jeziret-ibn-'Omar via the Tigris valley. (See Route 85.)
(ii) To J eziret-ibn-'Omar via the Shernakh Gedik. (See Eoutes
84 and 80.)
(iii) To Mardin. See JRoute 102 b, m. 97^-71, and note (3)
under m. 71; Boute 100.
(iv) To Diarbekr via Ziyaret Wa'iz el-Qur'ani, and Zokh. (See
Boutes 85 and 103 a and b.)
(v) To Diarbekr via Hop. (See 102 a.)
(vi) To Diarbekr via the Nasr ed-Dln Koprii and Eidhwan.
(See Boute 102 b.)
(vii) To Bitlis via Ziyaret Wa'iz el-Qur'ani. (See 85.)
(viii) To Bitlis via Chemi Khan. (See 86 a.)
(ix) To Bitlis via the Argif Kopril. (See 86 b.)
(x) To Bitlis via Kifra and Olek. (See 86 c.)
(xi) To Van via Mukus and Pendaganz. (See 87 a.)
(xii) To Van via Qara Su and Pelo. (See 87 b.)
General Description. —Sairt is built at the SE. corner of a small
plain extending 3 m. westwards to the Keser valley. The town is
surrounded by vine-clad hills and large orchards. The houses are
well built of stone in gypsum cement, as at Mosul, but are not kept
r
About this item
- Content
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.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [225v] (455/530), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/6, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023517295.0x000038> [accessed 19 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023517295.0x000038
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023517295.0x000038">'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [‎225v] (455/530)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023517295.0x000038"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023045636.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_41_6_0455.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100023045636.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/6
- Title
- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:262v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence