‘Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in Mesopotamia’
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This map is one of three map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C202/3. It portrays the boundaries of ten areas of Mesopotamia demarcated for individual military reports. It extends from Tabriz in the east to Rakka [Raqqa] in the west, and from Kharput [Elazig] in the north to Basrah [Basra] in th...
‘Supplementary Map to Area No 6 showing Tribal Dispositions round the Hammar Lake’
Scope & Content:
This map is one of three map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C202/3. It portrays part of an area of southern Iraq designated as ‘Area No 6’ by the British military forces in Iraq, centred on the Hammar Lake. The map shows the territorial boundaries of different tribal groups. The names and te...
‘Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in Mesopotamia’
Scope & Content:
This map is one of three map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C202/4. It portrays the boundaries of ten areas of Mesopotamia demarcated for individual military reports. It extends from Tabriz in the east to Rakka [Raqqa] in the west, and from Kharput [Elazig] in the north to Basrah [Basra] in th...
‘Supplementary Sheet to Tribal and Communication Map of Area No. 7 shewing Maqata’as’
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This map is one of three map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C202/4. It depicts part of south-eastern Iraq, centred on the town of Amarah. The map shows the territorial boundaries of different tribal groups. The names and territories of the main tribal groups are shown in red, while the names a...
This map is one of three map sheets included in IOR/L/PS/20/C202/4. It portrays an area of south-eastern Iraq designated as ‘Area No 7’ by the British military forces in Iraq, extending from Muhammarah [Khorramshahr] in the east to Kut al Hai [Al Hayy] in the west and from Bagh-i-Shahi [Qasr B...
‘SKELETON MAP TO ILLUSTRATE THE LAYOUT OF THE TELEGRAPH LINES IN WESTERN KURDISTAN’.
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A sketch map displaying telegraph lines in an area roughly spanning between Egin [also known as Kemaliye], Mush [Muş], Mosul, and Birijik [Birecik]. The map also indicates telegraph lines leading to Aleppo, Sivas, and Erzinjan [Erzincan]. Notes on the map indicate disconnected sections of telegra...
‘KEYMAP TO BOUNDARIES OF MILITARY REPORT AREAS IN MESOPOTAMIA’
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A map indicating the British Mandate of Mesopotamia [Iraq] as of 1923, along with some surrounding areas of Turkey, Persia [Iran], and Syria. The map is divided by red lines into the areas covered in the different volumes of the Military Report on Mesopotamia (catalogued as IOR/L/PS/20/C202/1-5...
A map displaying ‘Area 8’ of the Military Report on Mesopotamia [Iraq]. The area, outlined in black on the map, spans roughly between Birijik [Birecik], Hogena [Huknah], Mush [Muş], and Kharput [Harput], and includes Diarbekr [Diyarbakir], Mardin, and Urfa. Settlements are indicated in black. H...
The map sheet is one of four maps numbered 1 to 4 included in IOR/L/PS/20/C204. In the body of the report it is entitled ‘General Map of Iraq’. In addition to Iraq the map shows Kuwait, eastern Persia [Iran], and the border areas of Turkey, Syria, and modern-day Saudi Arabia. The map portrays:...
The map sheet is one of four maps, numbered 1 to 4, included in IOR/L/PS/20/C204. In the body of the report it is entitled ‘Sulaimani Area’. It shows the area surrounding the town of Sulaimani [Sulaymaniyah], including the western border of Persia [Iran]. The map portrays: the rivers of the ar...
