'REPORT ON A TOUR IN TURKISH ARABIA AND KURDISTAN APRIL-MAY 1910 BY J. G. LORIMER, ESQ., C.I.E., I.C.S., British Political Resident in Turkish Arabia and His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General at Baghdad.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'REPORT ON A TOUR IN TURKISH ARABIA AND KURDISTAN APRIL-MAY 1910 BY J. G. LORIMER, ESQ., C.I.E., I.C.S., British Political Resident in Turkish Arabia and His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General at Baghdad.'
- Creator:
- Author: Political Resident and Consul-General, Turkish Arabia
- Date:
- 1913/1913
- Description:
- Abstract: Tour report written by John Gordon Lorimer from notes taken during his journey from 18 April to 22 May 1910. The report comprises information on topographical matters.The report is divided into sections describing each day's journey, giving start and end destinations, time travelled and topographical features of the route taken, including drawings on some entries. On days where travel was not undertaken the report describes an expedition to the Nasālah coal workings, hunting trips, visits to local religious sites and ruins, insights into local schooling and education, production of crude oil at Qaiyārah, and the distribution of Christian and Jewish populations in the areas travelled.The places visited on the journey included Khānaqīn, Zangābād [Jingābād], Salāhīyah [Şalāḩīyah], Tūz Khurmātu, Dāqūq, Kirkūk, Āltūn Kōprū [Āltūn Kūbrī], Arbīl [Erbil], Shaqlāwah, Bātās, Rowānduz [Ruwāndiz], Askhar, Kandīl Ferry [Qandīl], ‘Aqrah, Bardaresh, Mūsal [Mosul], Baghdād, Qaiyārah [Al Qayyārah], Khandīdah, Sharqāt, Sāmarra, ‘Ausajah, and Mallūh.The transliterations given are as they appear in the volume; modern day variants have been provided where necessary.Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla 1913.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 32; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Topography
- Geographic region:
- Turkish Arabia
Kurdistan - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000912.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100000000912.0x000002_en
IOR/L/PS/20/61
IOR/L/PS/20/61