'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. II. 1917'
- Creator:
- Author: Admiralty War Staff, Naval Intelligence Division
- Date:
- 1917/1917
- Description:
- Abstract: This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume II, Irak, The Lower Kārūn, and Luristan(Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, May, 1917), covering the regions of the Shatt el-‘Arab [Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab], Kārūn, Luristan, and the Tigris and Euphrates up to Baghdad and Fellūjeh [Fallūjah]. 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', 'Abbreviations'. There is a 'Contents' which include the following sections:Introduction;River Routes (Shatt el-‘Arab, The Kārūn, The Tigris, The Euphrates, The Shatt el-Hai);Land Routes (The Region of the Shatt el-‘Arab, The Tigris Valley, The Region of the Lower Kārūn River of Luristan, The Euphrates Valley, Connexions between the Tigris and Euphrates Valley, The Arabian Desert);Railways;Gazetteer of Towns;Bibliographical Note and List of Maps;Transliteration of Names;Glossary;Appendices (A: Notes on Weather on the Tigris, B: The Control of the Tigris Water, C: The Control of the Euphrates Water, D: Oil-Fields of the Mesopotamia and Persian Frontier, E: Note on Mules);Index;Plates;Maps.The volume includes eight plates that illustrate the volume. There are also three maps:'Baghdad';'City Map of Baghdad';'Mesopotamia: Outline Map Showing Routes'.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of the folio.Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Political information
Military intelligence - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023044364.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100023044364.0x000001_en
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