The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... soil , overflows its banks , leaving on the surface stores of rich mud , which afford a bed for the grain of such unparalleled richness that it annually renews the fertility of the soil exhausted by the crops which had been already ...
... soil , overflows its banks , leaving on the surface stores of rich mud , which afford a bed for the grain of such unparalleled richness that it annually renews the fertility of the soil exhausted by the crops which had been already ...
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... soil . One inhabitant to the mile - that is , two to two miles - is about the density of population throughout this country , and it must be remembered that nearly all the land within the Republic is taken up at this rate , though not ...
... soil . One inhabitant to the mile - that is , two to two miles - is about the density of population throughout this country , and it must be remembered that nearly all the land within the Republic is taken up at this rate , though not ...
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... soil is sufficient to permit the plough to run . The forest region occupies the greater part of the centre of Russia . As we proceed southward the trees get not quite so dense , the temperature milder , and the soil more fertile ...
... soil is sufficient to permit the plough to run . The forest region occupies the greater part of the centre of Russia . As we proceed southward the trees get not quite so dense , the temperature milder , and the soil more fertile ...
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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