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Mark Sykes
Was a British officer, diplomat and politician, best remembered for the infamous Sykes-Picot Agreement, which divided the southern provinces of the Ottoman Empire into British and French spheres of interest. Sykes actually knew the region quite well. He had travelled extensively in the Ottoman lands and was particularly interested in the Kurds. His list of Kurdish tribes was long regarded as the standard work in the field.
Mark Sykes (1904), "Dar-ul-Islam"
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov168 Nimrud Effendi and his retainers-1.jpg)
"Dar-ul-Islam"
Sykes travel report "Dar-Ul-Islam. A record of a journey through ten of the Asiatic provinces of Turkey" (London, 1904) contains some stunning photos of the scenery and people he encountered.
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov38 Arabs of Hama-2.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov62 Nomad Kurds-1.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov66 Marash Sykes-1.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov67 Marash Sykes-1.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov68 Government officials at Marash.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov70 Kurd Feast near Marash.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov72 Municipal government and garrison at Zeitun.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov76 Zeitun City.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov78 Officers of the garrison, Zeitun.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov79 Woman of Zeitun-3.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov105 Climbing-1.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov106 Village dwellings Kurds of Guernlu.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov114 Wedding party near Hekim Khan.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov120 The pavement lately discovered at Arga.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov126 Bridge near Pavreli.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov160 Bridge at Zakho.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov162 agha and bishop of Zakho.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov166 View from Amadia looking towards Zakho.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov168 Nimrud Effendi and his retainers-3.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov175 kaimakam and mejlis at Akra-1.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov176 Akra.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov214 Rania.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov228 Amadia from the summit of the minaret.jpg)
![](images/Sykes-1904/tov234 Castle at Shernakh.jpg)
Slide show of Sykes' pictures. Click to enlarge