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IOR/L/PS/20/61
- Record Id:
- 040-000565348
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000564257
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000912.0x000002
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025648351.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/20/61
- Title:
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'REPORT ON A TOUR IN TURKISH ARABIA AND KURDISTAN APRIL-MAY 1910 BY J. G. LORIMER, ESQ., C.I.E., I.C.S., British Political Resident in Turkish Arabia and His Britannic Majesty's Consul-General at Baghdad.'
- Scope & Content:
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Tour report written by John Gordon Lorimer from notes taken during his journey from 18 April to 22 May 1910. The report comprises information on topographical matters.
The report is divided into sections describing each day's journey, giving start and end destinations, time travelled and topographical features of the route taken, including drawings on some entries. On days where travel was not undertaken the report describes an expedition to the Nasālah coal workings, hunting trips, visits to local religious sites and ruins, insights into local schooling and education, production of crude oil at Qaiyārah, and the distribution of Christian and Jewish populations in the areas travelled.
The places visited on the journey included Khānaqīn, Zangābād [Jingābād], Salāhīyah [Şalāḩīyah], Tūz Khurmātu, Dāqūq, Kirkūk, Āltūn Kōprū [Āltūn Kūbrī], Arbīl [Erbil], Shaqlāwah, Bātās, Rowānduz [Ruwāndiz], Askhar, Kandīl Ferry [Qandīl], ‘Aqrah, Bardaresh, Mūsal [Mosul], Baghdād, Qaiyārah [Al Qayyārah], Khandīdah, Sharqāt, Sāmarra, ‘Ausajah, and Mallūh.
The transliterations given are as they appear in the volume; modern day variants have been provided where necessary.
Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla 1913.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000564257
037-000565294
040-000565348 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/20 : Political and Secret Department Library
IOR/L/PS/20/1-289C : Political and Secret Department Library: Works received later, through official channels, plus miscellaneous items
IOR/L/PS/20/61 : REPORT ON A TOUR IN TURKISH ARABIA AND KURDISTAN APRIL-MAY 1910 BY J. G. LORIMER, ESQ., C.I.E., I.C.S., British Political Resident… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0020]/036-000564257[0009]/037-000565294[0052]/040-000565348
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 volume (32 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000912.0x000002
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1913
- End Date:
- 1913
- Date Range:
- 1913
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 32; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The report comprises daily entries arranged chronologically by date.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)