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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume IV, Northern Mesopotamia and Central Kurdistan (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, April, 1917), covering Mesopotamia north of the line joining Rowanduz, Mosul, Meskeneh [Maskanah], and Aleppo, up to Van, Bitlis, Diarbekr, and Mar‘ash. The...
Distinctive Features: Map of Upper Mesopotamia [Turkey, Syria, Iraq] issued by the Admiralty War Staff showing railway lines (both existing and under construction) and various land and river routes across the region. Routes labelled for reference and described in detail in the Itineraries. Incl...
This volume prepared by the General Staff of the British Forces in Iraq was published as part of a series of ten similar military reports on Iraq after the First World War. The report covers the history, geography, climate, demography, natural resources, ethnography and important personalities of...
This maps shows the approximate distribution of various tribal groupings in the Upper Euphrates region of Iraq, designated as a military area. The map also shows hydrology, tracks, railways, and other infrastructure relevant for military use.
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 w...
Supplementary Map to Area No. 6 Showing Tribal Dispositions Round the Hammar Lake
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This map shows the approximate distribution of various tribal groups in the Lower Euphrates region of Iraq. The map also covers some aspects of the region's settlements, hydrology (lakes, rivers), as well as infrastructure relevant for military purposes.
This map shows the tribal composition of the Lower Euphrates Region of Iraq, alongside various infrastructural elements relevant to military use such as roads, railways, telegraph lines, and human settlements.
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in Mesopotamia
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This map shows the overall designation of various military region across Iraq from 1923. It also shows the major hydrological features of Mesopotamia, namely the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in relation to the boundaries of Iraq's ten military areas.
This booklet pertaining to Area 8 (Western Kurdistan) was compiled by the General Staff of the British Forces in Iraq and published in 1923. It is meant as a practical field guide to military forces operating in Iraq, and is one of ten editions covering various areas of the country. The content ...