The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... present not promising , have in them " much that vigorous and enlightened government might mint into contribu- tions to national strength . It is hardly too much to say that although these splendid regions formed the cradle of mankind ...
... present not promising , have in them " much that vigorous and enlightened government might mint into contribu- tions to national strength . It is hardly too much to say that although these splendid regions formed the cradle of mankind ...
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... present about 50,000 , of whom rather more than one - half are Christians , mostly Armenian , though there are Roman Catholics , orthodox Greeks , Chaldeans , and Syrians , who live rather ill at ease in the midst of the fanatical Turks ...
... present about 50,000 , of whom rather more than one - half are Christians , mostly Armenian , though there are Roman Catholics , orthodox Greeks , Chaldeans , and Syrians , who live rather ill at ease in the midst of the fanatical Turks ...
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... present almost closed to any civilised commerce . The French have , however , long contemplated a railway to stretch through this region , from Algeria on to Timbuctoo near the Niger . Accordingly , the alternative scheme may for the ...
... present almost closed to any civilised commerce . The French have , however , long contemplated a railway to stretch through this region , from Algeria on to Timbuctoo near the Niger . Accordingly , the alternative scheme may for the ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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