The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... trade , is now in a very moribund condition , carpet weaving , the dyeing of blue and yellow leather , and a few other trifling industries , being about the only trade of the bigoted . Mussulman population , who suffer more than they ...
... trade , is now in a very moribund condition , carpet weaving , the dyeing of blue and yellow leather , and a few other trifling industries , being about the only trade of the bigoted . Mussulman population , who suffer more than they ...
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... Trade is , however , free . * At the mouth of the river there are several foreign trading stations , or factories , established on a sandy strip of coast , called Banana . Some forty - five miles further up there are the stations of ...
... Trade is , however , free . * At the mouth of the river there are several foreign trading stations , or factories , established on a sandy strip of coast , called Banana . Some forty - five miles further up there are the stations of ...
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... trade is also done in hides , ivory , and other articles , bartered with the tribes in the interior . of the mainland , with which the Arabs carry on an extensive merchandise . Slaves were also at one time a staple of Zanzibar , but the ...
... trade is also done in hides , ivory , and other articles , bartered with the tribes in the interior . of the mainland , with which the Arabs carry on an extensive merchandise . Slaves were also at one time a staple of Zanzibar , but the ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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