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1. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44
Title:
Military Report on Iraq (Area 6 Lower Euphrates)
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923
Extent:
One Volume (421 pages)

2. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 222

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 222
Title:
Tribal and Communications Map of Area 6
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923
Extent:

1 Map

3. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 223

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 223
Title:
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923
Extent:
1 Map

4. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/44, f 221
Title:
Supplementary Map to Area No. 6 Showing Tribal Dispositions Round the Hammar Lake
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923
Extent:
1 Map