The map is the fourth in a series of five sketch maps illustrating Report on minor operations undertaken by the South Persia Rifles from the 28th March to the 25th July 1917, Appendix No.3. Report on the action of the Kafta against the Kurshulli (ff 4-6). The map shows a region to the south-wes...
The map is the fifth in a series of five sketch maps illustrating Report on minor operations undertaken by the South Persia Rifles from the 28th March to the 25th July 1917, Appendix No.3. Report on the action of the Kafta against the Kurshulli (ff 4-6). The map shows a region to the south-west...
'Sketch map showing territorial dispositions of the Persian Army'
Scope & Content:
This map depicts the territorial dispositions of the Persian Army and focuses mainly on Persia and its neighbouring countries. The monochrome map is marked with red to show the various divisions of Persia and the most prominent native groups in each area. Divisional Headquarters are marked by sm...
This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division: August 1916). It is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia. The volume includes a note on official use, title page and ''No...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, English, Kurdish, Persian, Syriac, Classical, and Turkish
This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Naval Staff, Intelligence Department: November 1918). This is an updated and expanded edition of A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: August 1916) (IOR/L/MIL17/15/41/1). This is an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, English, Kurdish, Persian, Syriac, Classical, and Turkish
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 v...
This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume III, Central Mesopotamia with Sourthern Kurdistan and the Syrian Desert (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, January, 1917), covering the Tigris and Euphrates from Baghdad and Fellūjeh [Fallujah] to Mosul and Meskeneh [Maskanah], the Lesser...
This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Corrections and Additions to Volume III: Central Mesopotamia with Southern Kurdistan and the Syrian Desert (Naval Staff Intelligence Department: June, 1918). It supplements Volume III (IOR/L/MIL/17/41/4) which includes routes along the middle Tigris and ...
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...
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.
