Publication Date
1916 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
belge
Language
ara,eng,fas,hye,kur,syr,tur
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
186
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1
Record ID
vdc_100023040722.0x000001
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
1916 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This volume is
A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General
(Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division: August 1916). It is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia. The volume includes a note on official use, title page and ''Note''. There is a page of ''Contents'' and includes the following chapters and sections:
Chapter 1: Boundaries and Physical Features;
Chapter 2: Climate;
Chapter 3: Minerals;
Chapter 4: Fauna and Flora;
Chapter 5: Hygiene;
Chapter 6: History;
Chapter 7: Inhabitants;
Chapter 8: Religions;
Chapter 9: Administration;
Chapter 10: Irrigation of Irak Iraq;
Chapter 11: Agriculture;
Chapter 12: Commerce and Industry;
Chapter 13: Currency, Weights and Measures;
Chapter 14: Communication and Transport;
Transliteration of Arabic, Persian and Turkish Names;
Vocabularies;
Index.
There is a List of Maps which includes:
Map 1: Administrative Divisions and Chief Towns;
Map 2: Racial Divisions;
Map 3: Area Available for Irrigation.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume is arranged according to numbered chapters. There is a page of contents and an alphabetically arranged index at the end of the volume. A list of maps appears following the table of contents.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
I.D. 1128 H 44
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
'Map 1. Mesopotamia. Administrative Divisions and Chief Towns'
1 image
Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 361
'Map 2. Mesopotamia. Racial Divisions'
1 image
Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 363
'Map 3. Mesopotamia'
1 image
Ref: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1, p 365
