CONTENTS

LIST OF PLATES

• Lake Van with Sipan from Artemid        Frontispiece
• Plain of Alashkert from the Slopes of Aghri Dagh        To face page 2
• Group of Kurd Hamidiyeh Cavalry        Back to page 4
• Group of Karapapakh Hamidiyeh Cavalry        5
• The Kuseh Dagh from the Plain of Alashkert        To face page 10
• Yusuf Bey of Köshk        16
• Kurd of Köshk in Gala Dress        17
• Sipan from the Plain of Patnotz        19
• Van from the Slopes of Mount Varag        53
• Van: Interior of the Mosque of Ulu Jami        Back to page 106
• Van: Frieze in Ulu Jami        107
• Van: Cuneiform Inscription of Meher or Choban Kapusi        To face page 112
• Van: Mount Varag from the Heights of Toprak Kala        113
• Akhtamar: Church from South-East        Back to page 130
• Akhtamar: Church from North-West        131
• Church at Akhtamar: Sculptures on North Wall        To face page 132
• Crater of Nimrud as seen on the Road from Garzik to Bitlis        142
• Bitlis from Avel Meidan        145
• Kerkür Dagh from the South: Nimrud Crater in the background        161
• Young Kurd Woman at Gotni, Mush Plain        163
• Well-to-do Inhabitant of Khaskeui, Mush Plain        166
• Monastery of Surb Karapet from the South        Back to page 176
• Church of Surb Karapet from South-West        177
• View South from the Terrace at Surb Karapet        To face page 178
• The Two Chapels at Surb Karapet        180
• The Akh Dagh and the Plain of Khinis from the South        186
• The Central Tableland, Bingöl in the distance, from near Kulli        191
• Kargabazar, across the Plain of Pasin, from the southern margin of the Central Tableland        193
• Erzerum from the Roof of the British Consulate: the Citadel in the middle distance and Eyerli Dagh in the background        208
• Erzerum: Chifteh Minareh        To face page 211
• Looking East-South-East from near the Kop Pass        230
• Castle of Kalajik, Upper Kharshut        236
• Monastery of Sumelas        239
• Tekman and the Bingöl Dagh from near Khedonun        247
• Khamur from the Pass between Ali Mur and Khinis        252
• Melazkert from the North: Sipan in the background        269
• Akhlat: Iki Kube—(the Kala, or Ottoman City, in the background)        285
• Akhlat: Isolated Tomb        290
• Akhlat: The Kharab-Shehr, or Site of the Ancient City        292
• The Nimrud Crater from the Promontory of Kizvag        298
• Sipan: View from the Western Summit over the Summit Region        334
• Hamidiyeh Cavalry at Gumgum        357
• Armenian Village of Gundemir: Bingöl Cliffs in the background        359
• The Bingöl Cliffs with the Head Waters of the Bingöl Su from the Village of Chaghelik        360
• The so-called Crater of Bingöl from about the centre of the Moraine from Kara Kala        369
• View from the Western Summit of Bingöl        373
• Panorama from the Hill of Gugoghlan        373

LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS

• Plan of Van        To face page 81
• Bitlis and Environs        147
• Plan of the Ancient Fortifications of Melazkert        271
• Plan of Akhlat        296
• Interior of the Nimrud Crater        305
• Nimrud and Surroundings        312
• Plan of the Summit Region of Sipan        336
• The Bingöl Dagh on the North        366
• The Bingöl Dagh on the South        378