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'Military report on Iraq. Area 9 (Central Kurdistan)' [‎161r] (326/394)

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The record is made up of 1 Volume (193 folios). It was created in 1929. 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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299
SPERTI
5
6
7
Armed Men.
Rifles.
Horse.
Foot.
Total.
Modern
Old but
Service
able.
Notes.
150
150
30
Nomadic tent dwellers. Pastoral.
External Relations.—Th.e Sperti are the
“ Kochers ” or shepherds of the
Shernakh and Sloopi tribes. At feud
with the Mamkhoran Artushi over
grazing rights. Included in the Haji
Baira group controlled from Shernakh.
Religion. —Sunni.
Migration Route. —Besbin-Shernakh-
Sanavi (J.38/M, sq. C2), across the
Bustazengiri Chai, east via Haws
(J.38/M, sq. D2) to north-west of Elk.
L* 4
(C 16145)

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This volume compiled and published by the Air Ministry in London in August of 1929 is one of a set of ten volumes produced for British military forces in Iraq. Area 9 covers the region of central Kurdistan and is divided into chapters on history, population, political geography, physical geography, climate, communications, resources, tribes, aviation, and personalities. The volume also contains numerous maps of important Kurdish cities and towns, as well as two maps of Area 9. The content of the chapters is dominated by information meant to be useful to military units and therefore contains detailed statistics on the military preparedness of both native populations and Turkish forces in the region.

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1 Volume (193 folios)
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The volume contains a table of contents on folios 5-8, and an index and various appendices on folios 186-191.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 195; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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