The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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Page 38
... Persian portion of Armenia contains only one place of any importance , namely , Uramiah . KURDISTAN . The area of this wild region differs considerably in its northern and southern portions , in so far that the former is more ...
... Persian portion of Armenia contains only one place of any importance , namely , Uramiah . KURDISTAN . The area of this wild region differs considerably in its northern and southern portions , in so far that the former is more ...
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... Persian trade is not now a tithe of what it once was , the Russians having diverted much of it to the Caspian route . Yet even in Roman times Diar- bekir seems to have been a place of note . There are endless remains of their handiwork ...
... Persian trade is not now a tithe of what it once was , the Russians having diverted much of it to the Caspian route . Yet even in Roman times Diar- bekir seems to have been a place of note . There are endless remains of their handiwork ...
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... Persian towns , 318 ; progress of Persia , 318-320 Persian Gulf , V. 305 , 305 , 310- 313 , VI . 32 , 33 , 38 , 39 , 47 , 48 , 67 , 70 ; its length and breadth , V. 312 Persian plateau , The , V. 271 , 315 Persia Proper , V. 305 , 315 ...
... Persian towns , 318 ; progress of Persia , 318-320 Persian Gulf , V. 305 , 305 , 310- 313 , VI . 32 , 33 , 38 , 39 , 47 , 48 , 67 , 70 ; its length and breadth , V. 312 Persian plateau , The , V. 271 , 315 Persia Proper , V. 305 , 315 ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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