The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... known as the Ovampos , * and inland from it lies the dreary Kalahari Desert , of which Livingstone gives such a graphic description . It is , perhaps , the driest part of South Africa - the Sahara , indeed , of the region south of the ...
... known as the Ovampos , * and inland from it lies the dreary Kalahari Desert , of which Livingstone gives such a graphic description . It is , perhaps , the driest part of South Africa - the Sahara , indeed , of the region south of the ...
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... known races are heathen . Their country is little explored , though it is known to be rich in grazing land , on which herds of camels horses , cows , and fat - tailed sheep feed , and in myrrh and frankincense . But otherwise this ...
... known races are heathen . Their country is little explored , though it is known to be rich in grazing land , on which herds of camels horses , cows , and fat - tailed sheep feed , and in myrrh and frankincense . But otherwise this ...
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... known as the Mediterranean we are surrounded by the nations to which the greatest portion of the world owes its civilisation and religion . Here is Spain , and that westerly strip of it facing the Atlantic known as the kingdom of ...
... known as the Mediterranean we are surrounded by the nations to which the greatest portion of the world owes its civilisation and religion . Here is Spain , and that westerly strip of it facing the Atlantic known as the kingdom of ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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