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'A HANDBOOK OF MESOPOTAMIA VOLUME 1 GENERAL'

Title	'A HANDBOOK OF MESOPOTAMIA VOLUME 1 GENERAL'
Publication Date:	Aug 1916 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	belge
Language	ara,eng,fas,hye,kur,ota,syr,tur
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	367
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/L/PS/20/C138/1
Record ID	vdc_100000000884.0x000173
Library Location	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date	Aug 1916 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	This volume is Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume 1: General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Division: August 1916). The handbook contains a variety of information about the region of Mesopotamia, including its geography, economy, population, and history. The prefatory note at the start of the volume specifies that it ‘contains matter of a general nature’, while the following three volumes in the series contain ‘detailed description of the river and land routes’. The handbook comprises information about Mesopotamia under the following chapter headings: ‘Boundaries and Physical Features’ ‘Climate’ ‘Minerals’ ‘Flora and Fauna’ ‘Hygiene’ ‘History’ ‘Inhabitants’ ‘Religions’ ‘Administration’ ‘Irrigation of Irak’ ‘Agriculture’ ‘Commerce and Industry’ ‘Currency, Weights and Measures’ ‘Communication and Transport’ ‘Transliteration of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Names’ ‘Vocabularies’. The volume also contains three maps: ‘Administrative Divisions and Chief Towns’ (f 363), ‘Racial Divisions’ (f 364), and ‘Area Available For Irrigation’ (f 365). The volume contains a table of contents on folio 9r, a list of maps on folio 9v, and an index on folios 355-361.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	I.D.1118
Gruplandırıldığı Yer	'Mesopotamia. Administrative Divisions & Chief Towns. Map 1.' 4 images Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C138/1, f 363 'Mesopotamia. Racial Divisions. Map 2.' 4 images Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C138/1, f 364 'Mesopotamia. Map 3.' 4 images Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C138/1, f 365

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'A HANDBOOK OF MESOPOTAMIA VOLUME 1 GENERAL'

Publication Date Aug 1916 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type belge

Language ara,eng,fas,hye,kur,ota,syr,tur

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 367

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/L/PS/20/C138/1

Record ID vdc_100000000884.0x000173

Library Location British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Date Aug 1916 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes This volume is Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume 1: General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Division: August 1916). The handbook contains a variety of information about the region of Mesopotamia, including its geography, economy, population, and history. The prefatory note at the start of the volume specifies that it ‘contains matter of a general nature’, while the following three volumes in the series contain ‘detailed description of the river and land routes’. The handbook comprises information about Mesopotamia under the following chapter headings: ‘Boundaries and Physical Features’ ‘Climate’ ‘Minerals’ ‘Flora and Fauna’ ‘Hygiene’ ‘History’ ‘Inhabitants’ ‘Religions’ ‘Administration’ ‘Irrigation of Irak’ ‘Agriculture’ ‘Commerce and Industry’ ‘Currency, Weights and Measures’ ‘Communication and Transport’ ‘Transliteration of Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Names’ ‘Vocabularies’. The volume also contains three maps: ‘Administrative Divisions and Chief Towns’ (f 363), ‘Racial Divisions’ (f 364), and ‘Area Available For Irrigation’ (f 365). The volume contains a table of contents on folio 9r, a list of maps on folio 9v, and an index on folios 355-361.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Eski Harici Referans(lar) I.D.1118

Gruplandırıldığı Yer 'Mesopotamia. Administrative Divisions & Chief Towns. Map 1.' 4 images Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C138/1, f 363 'Mesopotamia. Racial Divisions. Map 2.' 4 images Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C138/1, f 364 'Mesopotamia. Map 3.' 4 images Ref: IOR/L/PS/20/C138/1, f 365