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'Field notes: Mesopotamia. General Staff, India. February, 1917.' [29v] (65/350)
The record is made up of 1 file (169 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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water of which is; as a rule, good for irrigation purposes only.
The population may be estimated at about 500 souls.
There is an old fort (in disrepair) on the western frontage of
the village, as well as a new one, built by the present Shaikh,
clear of the south-eastern end of the village.
Climate.
The climate of Mesopotamia may be classed as tropical,
with an excessively hot summer, during which the plains be
come scorched and bare.
The winters are short and mild, forming the pleasantest
part of the year.
Corn is sown about November and December and harvested
in May or June. An autumn crop of maize, harvested about
December, is often raised as well.
The climates of Kuwait, Fao, Basrah, and Muhammareh
are very similar. Kuwait appears to be the coolest, owing
to the proximity of the sea and the sandy deserts. Basrah
occasionally has frost at night in Januaiw.
The average heat in summer is 108 degrees in the shade :
extreme, 118 degrees. It is cold in winter but there is seldom
any frost. The coldest time is in January. The rainy season
is from December to February. The prevailing wind is from
the north-west, called “shamal,” which blows for a month at
a time in the hot weather and is somewhat of a relief.
The following table gives an average range of temperatures
taken at Fao, Basrah and Baghdad :—
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The file consists of a printed volume regarding the field notes on Mesopotamia. The volume was prepared on behalf of the General Staff, India and printed by the Superintendent Government Printing, India.
The volume is divided into the following chapters:
- I. History.
- II. Geography.
- III. Population.
- IV. Resources.
- V. Notes on the Turkish Army.
- VI. Maritime.
- VII. Administration.
- VIII Communications; Routes in Mesopotamia.
The volume also contains a number of appendices: A. Important personages; B. Table of Distances (in miles); C. Weights, Measures, Currency, Chronology; D. Some notes for officers proceeding to Mesopotamia; Glossary of Terms.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (169 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in a number of chapters and appendices listed in the contents page (folio 4).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 169; 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.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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