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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 ...
'Keymap to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in Mesopotamia'
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The maps shows the distribution of Iraq's ten military areas in designated in 1923 in relation to major elements of the country's hydrology, and human settlements. The international boundary with Persia is also indicated.
Military report on Iraq. Area 9 (Central Kurdistan)
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This volume compiled and published by the Air Ministry in London in August of 1929 is one of a set of ten volumes produced for British military forces in Iraq. Area 9 covers the region of central Kurdistan and is divided into chapters on history, population, political geography, physical geograph...
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in 'Iraq
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This map shows the distribution of ten military areas in Iraq designated for British military purposes. The map shows Iraq's hydrology counterpoised to the boundaries of its ten military areas.
This map shows the region of central Kurdistan as area 9 among ten designated military areas of Iraq from 1929. The map also shows elements of the region important for military purposes such as hydrology and communications infrastructure, including roads, telegraph lines, and railways.
This volume is the second in a series of military reports on Iraq published by the Air Ministry in London in 1936 focusing on 'Routes'. It contains chapters on the general communications routes, water, supply, fuel, transport infrastructure, and descriptions of the grazing, camping, climate, pop...
