The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... crops . The orchards are laden with the fruits of the temperate and sub - tropical regions , and in some parts of the country opium , madder , volonea , and tobacco are very profitable . Wheat is a crop too bulky to pay transportation ...
... crops . The orchards are laden with the fruits of the temperate and sub - tropical regions , and in some parts of the country opium , madder , volonea , and tobacco are very profitable . Wheat is a crop too bulky to pay transportation ...
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... crops . Rye is reared in the Roggeveld and in the lower hills of Namaqua Land , and in the inundated districts of Olifants River rice grows well . Tobacco is a widely - spread crop , and cotton has been introduced experi- mentally . The ...
... crops . Rye is reared in the Roggeveld and in the lower hills of Namaqua Land , and in the inundated districts of Olifants River rice grows well . Tobacco is a widely - spread crop , and cotton has been introduced experi- mentally . The ...
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... crops of wheat and other grain ; but further west , in the region of which the city of Berlin is the centre , the country becomes more sandy , and less fertile . In Oldenburg , and on both sides of the Lower Elbe , there lie broad ...
... crops of wheat and other grain ; but further west , in the region of which the city of Berlin is the centre , the country becomes more sandy , and less fertile . In Oldenburg , and on both sides of the Lower Elbe , there lie broad ...
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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