Tigris Collection (page 2)

The River Tigris, Iraq

Indian soldiers in Basrah during WWI
Indian soldiers at the seaport base of the army in Mesopotamia, about to go up the Tigris. Date: 1918

Anglo-Indian forces on the Tigris during World War I
Typical scenes with the Anglo-Indian forces on the Tigris: Red Cross steamesr leaving Basra; an anti-aircraft gun on an ammunition-barge; a food cupboard in a hospital at Amara;

Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-E
Tigris River, Iraq - The Tomb of the Prophet Ezra at Al-Uzair. The present buildings (depicted here), which unusually comprise a joint Muslim and Jewish shrine

Al-Kut - Iraq
Al-Kut (Kut al-Imara or Kut El Amara)) - city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River. Showing the famous Minaret of the Mosque

Al-Qurnah (Qurna) - Iraq - River craft
Al-Qurnah (Qurna) is a small village in southern Iraq northwest of Basra, within the town of Nahairat. Qurna (Arabic for corner)

Muheileh Boat on the Tigris, Iraq
Traditional Iraqi Muheileh transport boat on the Tigris, Iraq Date: circa 1920s

Mosul, Iraq - Mashad Yahya Abul Kassem
The Tomb of John the Baptist or Mashad Yahya Abul Kassem: On the right bank of the Tigris, known for its conical dome, decorative brickwork and calligraphy engraved in Mosul blue marble

Landing parties on the Tigris, Mesopotamia, WW1
The first landing parties on the Tigris, Mesopotamia, in preparation for the March on Baghdad during the First World War. Date: 20 March 1917

The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, a shrine containing the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim and the ninth Twelver Shi ah Imam Muhammad at-Taqi

Turkish prisoners captured, Tuz Khurmati, WW1
Turkish prisoners captured during action in Tuz Khurmati on the Tigris (now in Iraq) during the First World War. They were captured by the 38th Lancashire Brigade, 13th Division. Date: 29 April 1918

British sailors on the Tigris, Mesopotamian Campaign, WW1
British sailors on the Tigris in the Mesopotamian Campaign during the First World War. Gunboat crews assisted on the river and in transport work. Date: circa 1917

Natives with boat on the Tigris near Baghdad, Iraq
Natives on the Tigris near Baghdad, Iraq, with a gufa or guffa, a round wickerwork boat used since ancient times. Date: 20th century

Iraq - Al-Kazimiyyah
The Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq, a shrine containing the tombs of the seventh Twelver Shi ah Imam Musa al-Kadhim and the ninth Twelver Shi ah Imam Muhammad at-Taqi

Turkish Basketmaker - Diarbekir, Turkey
Basketmaker from Diarbekir, Turkey. Largest town in the Kurdistan Highlands on the Tigris - 194 miles notheast of Aleppo on highway between Baghdad and Constantinople

A Raft of inflated sheeps skins
A Raft made up of inflated sheeps skins transports a group of Iraqi men across the Tigris River, Iraq

Gufas and bellums on the Tigris
Gufa and Bellum boats awaiting hire on the River Tigris, which splits Baghdad, Iraq, in half. A gufa is a circular boat propelled by a pole or single paddle, rather like a coracle

High Commissioners Yacht, River Tigris, Iraq
The British High Commissioners Yacht on the River Tigris, Iraq

A Mine used as a Buoy, 1916
Photograph showing a German mine, which had been laid on the River Tigris, then recovered and used as a buoy for shipping

Source of Tigris
The river Tigris (Shatt Dijla in Arabic) has its source in a lake in Kurdistan, whence it flows into Iraq to join the Euphrates, passing through Mosul and Baghdad

Al Qurnah, Iraq (Kurnah)
Al Qurnah (previously known as Kurnah) is located at the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Native boats and an early steamboat are to be seen

Seleucia, Ctesiphon
The ruins of the ancient cities of Seleucia and Ctesiphon, on either bank of the Tigris. A native is paddling his coracle on the river. Date: circa 1835

Iraq / Samarra / Tigris 1846
Samarra: on the Tigris, above Baghdad

Tiger in the Jungle
A tiger walks through the jungle. (Panthera tigris)

Iraq Tigris
View on the Tigris

IRAQ MOSUL
General view of the town, seen from the farther bank of the Tigris

Baghdad / Plan 1719
Baghdad: plan of the city walls, with the River Tigris in front

A Solitary Tiger
A solitary tiger. (Panthera tigris)

Hydroplane on the Tigris
Hydroplane designed for rapid transit on the Tigris, Iraq

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