The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... borders of the Moeris Lake , which was an artificial construction made 3,000 years B.C. , though there still exists ... border . It is separated from the Mediterranean by a chain of brackish lagoons , which are themselves fenced in from ...
... borders of the Moeris Lake , which was an artificial construction made 3,000 years B.C. , though there still exists ... border . It is separated from the Mediterranean by a chain of brackish lagoons , which are themselves fenced in from ...
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... borders to the civilised settlements on its western and northern frontier . Such a region would be hardly inhabitable were it not for the cool evenings , which reinvigorate the body exhausted by the heat of the day . Often when the sun ...
... borders to the civilised settlements on its western and northern frontier . Such a region would be hardly inhabitable were it not for the cool evenings , which reinvigorate the body exhausted by the heat of the day . Often when the sun ...
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... borders of Abyssinia is occupied by the country of the Somali and Gallas , people closely related to each other ... border of Abyssinia , are more civilised , and in the majority of cases Christians ; many of the Somali are fanatical ...
... borders of Abyssinia is occupied by the country of the Somali and Gallas , people closely related to each other ... border of Abyssinia , are more civilised , and in the majority of cases Christians ; many of the Somali are fanatical ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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