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Article: Road Through Kurdistan: Travels in Northern Iraq.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- The Middle East
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- April 1, 2005
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ROAD THROUGH KURDISTAN Travels in Northern Iraq By A.M. Hamilton published by Tauris Parke Paperbacks ISBN 1 85043637 1 price 12.99 [pounds sterling] paperback
In 1928, A.M. Hamilton travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan, having been commissioned to build a road that would stretch from Northern Iraq, through the mountains and gorges of Kurdistan and on to the Iranian border. Now called the Hamilton Road, this was, even by today's standards, a remarkable feat of engineering and remains one of the most strategically important roads in the region. In this colourful and engaging account, Hamilton describes the four years he spent overcoming immense obstacles--disease, ...