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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. IV. 1917' [226r] (456/530)
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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NISIBIN- SA1RT TEL A'FAR
447
in good repair. Most of them are two-storied. The streets are
dirty, crooked, and ill-paved. There are some old mosques, a leaning
minaret of brick and stone, and a castle.
Supplies. —A certain amount of wheat, barley, millet, rice, and
lentils are grown in the district, but the most important cultivation
is that of the vine. Probably there is no great surplus of cereals
beyond the amount needed for local consumption. The water-
supply is from wells and from covered tanks which are cut in the
rock in the hills E. of the town. It often runs short in summer. The
best wells are outside the town to the N., and are walled round and
covered. Another good well is at the SE. corner of the town. There
are also wells in some of the courtyards of houses, but they are often
contaminated and brackish. Firewood has to be brought from
Shirwan and other districts to the E., as the nearer hills have been
denuded of timber. , , ^
Inhabitants. —There were about 9,500 Moslems and 4,500 Christians
in the place some years before the war. The Christians were mostly
Armenians, but included also Chaldaeans and Jaco bites. A massacre
of Christians was reported in May, 191o. Kurdish and Arabic are
spoken. i
Administration and Authorities.—Saivt is the head-quarters ot a
Scmjaq under Bitlis. In the town and neighbourhood live several
important Kurdish shGikhs, who have considorablo influencG basod
on religion—among the Kurds.
TEL A FAR. About 40 m. W. of Mosul. Alt. 1 ? 500 ft. About
3,000 houses.
Routes.—
(i) To Mosul. (See Route 92 a.)
(ii) To Nisibin via Bekran. (See Boute 92 b.)
(hi) To Nisibin via Beled Sinjar. (See JRoute 92 a.)
(iv) To Deir ez-Zor. (See vol. iii ? Routes 49 a, b.)
General Description. —Tel A c far is unwalled and stands on both
sides of a stream, the water of which is slightly sulphurous. The
houses are of stone. On a plateau overlooking the tow T n from the L.
is a building formerly used as a guard-house 7 and on the W. side is
a hill several hundred feet high, on which are the ruins of a citadel
called Qalah Marwan.
Supplies and Commerce. —There is cultivation to N. and b. ot the
town. Sufficient supplies for caravans are obtainable.
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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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