The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... CLIMATE . The climate of a region so broken up by mountain chains cannot fail to be varied . In the land - locked western valleys the summer heats are well nigh unendurable , while the upland plains and heights , being altogether ...
... CLIMATE . The climate of a region so broken up by mountain chains cannot fail to be varied . In the land - locked western valleys the summer heats are well nigh unendurable , while the upland plains and heights , being altogether ...
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... climate . Snow lies for several months in the year , the ground is like iron , and the higher peaks are capped with perpetual white . * But more westerly the winds are milder and the vegetation more of a sub - tropical type , though the ...
... climate . Snow lies for several months in the year , the ground is like iron , and the higher peaks are capped with perpetual white . * But more westerly the winds are milder and the vegetation more of a sub - tropical type , though the ...
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... climate . Indeed , it is usually considered a great risk to attempt to rear them in Egypt , though if they arrive at the age of ten without injury they are considered to have passed the dangerous climacteric . resort for invalids ...
... climate . Indeed , it is usually considered a great risk to attempt to rear them in Egypt , though if they arrive at the age of ten without injury they are considered to have passed the dangerous climacteric . resort for invalids ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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