''Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1916''
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ''Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1916''
- Contributor:
- Admiralty War Staff, Naval Intelligence Division (author)
- Date:
- 1916/1916
- Description:
- 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.1 volume (186 folios)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.Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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.
- Language:
- English
Arabic
Persian
Turkish
Armenian
Kurdish
Classical Syriac - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Political information
Military intelligence - Geographic region:
- Mesopotamia
- Extent:
- 1 volume (186 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100023040722.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100023040722.0x000001_en
IOR/L/MIL/17/15/41/1 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers