Publication Date
1918 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
belge
Language
ara,eng,fas,hye,kur,syr,tur
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
282
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/2
Record ID
vdc_100023043183.0x000001
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
1918 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This volume is
A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General
(Naval Staff, Intelligence Department: November 1918). This is an updated and expanded edition of
A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General
(Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: August 1916) (IOR/L/MIL17/15/41/1). This is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia, for the most part as they were before the First World War.
The volume includes a note on official use, a title page and 'Note'. There is a page of 'Contents' that 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 and Land Tenure;
Chapter 12: Commerce and Industry;
Chapter 13: Currency, Weights, and Measures;
Chapter 14: Communications and Transport;
Vocabularies;
Index.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume is arranged in numbered chapters. There is a contents page and an alphabetically arranged index.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
I.D. 1128 A H 44
