The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... Asia , and can either step into Africa , or by cross- ing the narrow Dardanelles enter Europe . But in either case we should be in the country of an Asiatic people . In short , we cannot better begin our last volume than by a sketch of ...
... Asia , and can either step into Africa , or by cross- ing the narrow Dardanelles enter Europe . But in either case we should be in the country of an Asiatic people . In short , we cannot better begin our last volume than by a sketch of ...
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... Asia , and are still within the dominions of the Sultan of Turkey . In truth , Turkey in Asia comprises the whole western portion of that quarter of the world . In addition , it is one of the portions of Asia most irregular in outline ...
... Asia , and are still within the dominions of the Sultan of Turkey . In truth , Turkey in Asia comprises the whole western portion of that quarter of the world . In addition , it is one of the portions of Asia most irregular in outline ...
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... Asia was doubt- less the earliest home of all the European people - the Basques , Lapps , and Samoyedes perhaps excepted . These people may be considered ennants of the aborigines , who , when the warrior Aryans poured in from Asia ...
... Asia was doubt- less the earliest home of all the European people - the Basques , Lapps , and Samoyedes perhaps excepted . These people may be considered ennants of the aborigines , who , when the warrior Aryans poured in from Asia ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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