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Umfang: 1 online resource (848 pages)

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9781136892660

Inhalt: First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Inhalt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- I. Introduction -- Boundaries, Position, and Extent -- Geographical Divisions and Regional Terms -- The Persian Gulf -- History -- People -- Administrative Divisions -- Irrigation and Agriculture -- Communications -- Oil -- Spelling of Names -- Sources of Information -- II. Geology and Description of the Land -- Geology -- Western Desert Plains -- Mountain Region of the North and East -- The Silt-filled Depression of Mesopotamia -- Description of the Land -- Mesopotamian Plain -- Regimes of the Euphrates and Tigris -- Euphrates in Iraq -- Tigris in Iraq -- Shatt al Arab -- Recession of the Persian Gulf -- Pattern of the Mountains -- Pattern of the Mountain Rivers -- Regional Description -- Lower Delta Lands -- Upper Delta Lands -- Jazira of Iraq -- Assyrian Plains and Foothills -- Mountain Basins of Diyala and Adhaim -- Mountain Basins of Little Zab -- Mountain Basins of Great Zab -- Mountain Basins of Khabur -- Sand-deserts of Northern Arabia -- Wadi Batin -- Southern Deserts -- Western Desert of Wadiyan -- Settlements and Oases -- III. Coasts of the Persian Gulf -- Introduction -- Musandam Peninsula and Ruus al Jibal Promontory -- Arabian Coast -- Pirate Coast -- Trucial Coast -- Qatar Peninsula -- Salwa to Qatif -- Bahrein Islands -- Qatif to Ras al Ardh -- Head of the Gulf -- Coast of Kuwait -- Coast of Iraq -- Shatt al Arab to Ras al Bahrgan -- Persian Coast -- Ras al Bahrgan to Bushire -- Tangistan Coast -- Shibkuh Coast -- Lingeh to Minab -- IV. Climate, Vegetation, and Fauna -- Climate -- Summary -- Pressure and Winds -- Temperature -- Humidity -- Precipitation -- Dust-storms -- Visibility -- Sunshine and Cloud -- Vegetation -- Soils -- Types of Vegetation -- Biological Types -- Syrian Desert -- River-banks, Marshes, and Canals.

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Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780710310422

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780710310422

Sprache: Englisch

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Umfang: 1 online resource (848 pages) : , illustrations, maps.

ISBN: 9781315030241 (e-book)

Serie: Geographical Handbook Series

Anmerkung: Includes index.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: Naval Intelligence Division. Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Oxfordshire, England ; New York : Routledge, 2014, c2005 ISBN 9780710310422

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwort(e): Electronic books.

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Umfang: 1 online resource (848 p.)

ISBN: 1-136-89273-7 , 1-315-03024-1 , 1-136-89266-4

Serie: Geographical Handbook Series

Inhalt: First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Anmerkung: First published 2005 by Kegan Paul Ltd. , Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; I. Introduction; Boundaries, Position, and Extent; Geographical Divisions and Regional Terms; The Persian Gulf; History; People; Administrative Divisions; Irrigation and Agriculture; Communications; Oil; Spelling of Names; Sources of Information; II. Geology and Description of the Land; Geology; Western Desert Plains; Mountain Region of the North and East; The Silt-filled Depression of Mesopotamia; Description of the Land; Mesopotamian Plain; Regimes of the Euphrates and Tigris; Euphrates in Iraq , Tigris in IraqShatt al Arab; Recession of the Persian Gulf; Pattern of the Mountains; Pattern of the Mountain Rivers; Regional Description; Lower Delta Lands; Upper Delta Lands; Jazira of Iraq; Assyrian Plains and Foothills; Mountain Basins of Diyala and Adhaim; Mountain Basins of Little Zab; Mountain Basins of Great Zab; Mountain Basins of Khabur; Sand-deserts of Northern Arabia; Wadi Batin; Southern Deserts; Western Desert of Wadiyan; Settlements and Oases; III. Coasts of the Persian Gulf; Introduction; Musandam Peninsula and Ruus al Jibal Promontory; Arabian Coast; Pirate Coast , Trucial CoastQatar Peninsula; Salwa to Qatif; Bahrein Islands; Qatif to Ras al Ardh; Head of the Gulf; Coast of Kuwait; Coast of Iraq; Shatt al Arab to Ras al Bahrgan; Persian Coast; Ras al Bahrgan to Bushire; Tangistan Coast; Shibkuh Coast; Lingeh to Minab; IV. Climate, Vegetation, and Fauna; Climate; Summary; Pressure and Winds; Temperature; Humidity; Precipitation; Dust-storms; Visibility; Sunshine and Cloud; Vegetation; Soils; Types of Vegetation; Biological Types; Syrian Desert; River-banks, Marshes, and Canals; Mesopotamian Plains; Assyrian Plains and Kurdish Foothills , Kurdish MountainsFauna; Mammals; Birds; Snakes, Lizards, &c.; Fishes; V. History; Sumerian and Babylonian Period; Sumer and Akkad; Supremacy of Babylon; Egyptians and Hittites; Rise of Assyria; Assyrian Empire; Fall of Assyria; Babylonian Way of Life; Persian Achaemenid Empire; Classical Period; Alexander and Seleucid Empire; Parthian Empire; Parthian Mesopotamia; Commerce and Trade Routes; Sassanid Empire; Wars; Religion; Arab Caliphates; Moslem Conquest; Omayyad Caliphate; Abbasid Caliphate; Seljuks and Turks; Non-Moslems; Civilization; Ottoman Empire; Mongols and Turkomans , Turko-Persian ConflictsInternal Affairs; Mamluk Pashas; Arab Tribes; Wahhabis of Nejd; Dynasties of Kurdistan; European Trade; Reformed Administration; Tribal Policy; Foreign Relations and the Persian Gulf; The War of 1914-18; Modern Iraq; From Mandate to Independence; Iraqi Nationalism; Origins of the Mandate; Arab Revolt; New Constitution; Anglo-Iraqi Treaty; Working of the Mandate; Independent Iraq; Political Methods and Crises; Army in Politics; Anti-Zionism; Anglo-Iraqi War of 1941; Minority Problems; Kurdistan and Mosul; Assyrians; Other Minorities; Foreign Relations; Persia , Saudi Arabia , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1-322-10237-6

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-7103-1042-0

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.4324/9781315030241