The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... inhabitants grow wealthy . Jeddah , on the coast , is the port through which not only the majority of these pilgrims but all the supplies for them pass . The place is also fanatical in the extreme . The inhabitants rose in the year 1858 ...
... inhabitants grow wealthy . Jeddah , on the coast , is the port through which not only the majority of these pilgrims but all the supplies for them pass . The place is also fanatical in the extreme . The inhabitants rose in the year 1858 ...
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... inhabitants of the Gatburg - including " Bastards " and Basutos , to the number of 6,000 - live under the control of a British magistrate , enjoying their ease with their dignity as only a con- tented native can . The Bonvanas are a sub ...
... inhabitants of the Gatburg - including " Bastards " and Basutos , to the number of 6,000 - live under the control of a British magistrate , enjoying their ease with their dignity as only a con- tented native can . The Bonvanas are a sub ...
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... inhabitants who go abroad at night must arm themselves with lanterns , since the streets are only lighted with a few oil lamps , which serve little more than to confuse the eye . Sir D. Wallace notes that few of the provincial towns are ...
... inhabitants who go abroad at night must arm themselves with lanterns , since the streets are only lighted with a few oil lamps , which serve little more than to confuse the eye . Sir D. Wallace notes that few of the provincial towns are ...
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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