The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... important commercial city of Armenia . With the expenditure of large sums of money , the site of the town is such that it might be made a rival to Kars , now in Russian hands , but at present little favourable can be predicted in regard ...
... important commercial city of Armenia . With the expenditure of large sums of money , the site of the town is such that it might be made a rival to Kars , now in Russian hands , but at present little favourable can be predicted in regard ...
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... importance of the Red Sea shores . But it is not so much a region of trade as a highway for merchants from one part to ... important , and recovered much of the traffic which the discovery of the route round the Cape of Good Hope had ...
... importance of the Red Sea shores . But it is not so much a region of trade as a highway for merchants from one part to ... important , and recovered much of the traffic which the discovery of the route round the Cape of Good Hope had ...
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... important . But , contrary to the common belief , the elevation . of this chain of mountains is small . The traveller drives through it on sledge or tarantass , and is almost unconscious of having ascended or passed the water - shed ...
... important . But , contrary to the common belief , the elevation . of this chain of mountains is small . The traveller drives through it on sledge or tarantass , and is almost unconscious of having ascended or passed the water - shed ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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