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'Military Report on Iraq (Area 6 Lower Euphrates)' [21v] (47/452)
The record is made up of One Volume (421 pages). It was created in 1923. 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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'Communications. — Khamisiyah is connected with
(a) Bt/ Land.
Tel al Lahm 7 miles. Lorries.
Nasiriyah .—Two routes (1. Yid Ur 44 miles. Lipht lorries.)
(2. Direct 30 miles. Ford vans with difficulty.)
Siiq ash Shuyiikh .—10 miles. Pack only.
(A) By Water.
Siiq ash Shuyiikh .—Heliums and mashnfs from mid-April to
the end of July.
Aerodromes .—Unlimited landing space outside the town. An
emergency landing ground 400 yards square not in regular me.
Surface fair.
Transport available .—
20 Donkeys.
20 Bellums. (2—4 tons each.)
Although hundreds of camels come into Khamisiyah yet they can
scarcely be said to be available for transport as they are usually
required by the tribesmen to carry back supplies to their desert
homes.
Karrddi .—Is a village on the left bank of the Gharraf, 10 miles
south of Qal’at Sikar. It was built in about 1895 and is populated by
the Kurds and Arabs (who came from Wasit when the Shatt al Ama
dried up) and by numerous refugees from Qal’at Sikar. Karradi
maintains a flourishing trade and is increasing in size. Population
5,000.
Madinah. —Consists of approximately 2,500 reed huts, with a mud
built bazaar of 30 shops which are roofed. It is situated on the right
bank of the Euphrates and about 10 miles (crow fly) south west of
Qurnah. Its population is about 10,000 and it can only be approached
by water at auy season. Its inhabitants are all Arabs. Madinah is a
collection of numerous villages, all built very close together, which
are protected from floods in the high river season by a large circular
bund. 10 miles in circumference.
Ndsirlyah .—Was built by Nasir
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
about the year 1867. It
is situated on the left bank of the Euphrates and, being low lying,
relies for its protection from Euphrates flood mainly on the important
Abu Jidahah bund, which is upstream of it and on the left bank.
Masir
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
wished to build the town on higher ground further
downstream but was overruled by Sa’dun
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
who considered that
in time of trouble whoever had the control of the Abu Jidahah bund
controlled the situation. In order to protect the towm from destruc
tion by floods when the Euphrates is high further extensive bunds
have been constructed on both banks which have to be carefully
watched an
height of 2'
structed in
intervals.
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The mi
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men, an eh
factories, ti
baths.
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billeting tr
stocked and
latrines an
population
Of M.E.F.
Arab
Jews
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Kurc
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In 1920
adult fema
Supplie
Wheat
Barley
Rice .
Idhra .
Mash .
Lueerne
Sheep.
Cows .
Vegetables
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This volume was compiled as one of ten military reports to aid British military operations in Iraq published by the General Staff of British Forces in Iraq. It covers Area 6, or Lower Euphrates and contains chapters that cover the history, geography, climate, ethnography, natural resources, as well as the tribal makeup of region. The final chapters are devoted to important personalities, and communications infrastructure.
The volume is particularly detailed given that the area it covers was the site of a major anti-British insurrection in 1920. As such it is particularly detailed on the political and demographic makeup of the region and its people.
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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 224; 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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