The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... Western Europe ; of Western Europe ; but leaving this out of account , no country from the Bosphorus to the Scheldt more abounds in the elements of great material prosperity . " Syria and Chaldæa rank next in the order of potential ...
... Western Europe ; of Western Europe ; but leaving this out of account , no country from the Bosphorus to the Scheldt more abounds in the elements of great material prosperity . " Syria and Chaldæa rank next in the order of potential ...
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... western slopes , and in the sea - lying regions , as well as in the Plain of Esdraelon , the western side of Damascus , and the valley of the Jordan , the summer heat is " clammy and oppressive , " though highly favourable to crops ...
... western slopes , and in the sea - lying regions , as well as in the Plain of Esdraelon , the western side of Damascus , and the valley of the Jordan , the summer heat is " clammy and oppressive , " though highly favourable to crops ...
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... Western Afghanistan , V. 273 Western Asia , Map of , VI . 4 Western Australia , IV . 207-212 ; history , 207-211 ; general con- dition of the colony , 211 , 212 Western Ghauts , The , V. 199 , 232 , 245 Western Himalayas , The , V. 245 ...
... Western Afghanistan , V. 273 Western Asia , Map of , VI . 4 Western Australia , IV . 207-212 ; history , 207-211 ; general con- dition of the colony , 211 , 212 Western Ghauts , The , V. 199 , 232 , 245 Western Himalayas , The , V. 245 ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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