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Turan,8 a great region, so named after Tur 9 the son of Faridim : 10 it extends
from Mawerel nahr u * to the extremity of the east, and northward to the borders of
Zulmat,12 or the regions of darkness. Tuz," (equivalent to Ruz,u)a city of Khuzis-
...
Turan,8 a great region, so named after Tur 9 the son of Faridim : 10 it extends
from Mawerel nahr u * to the extremity of the east, and northward to the borders of
Zulmat,12 or the regions of darkness. Tuz," (equivalent to Ruz,u)a city of Khuzis-
...
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Khita, s (the Arabs spell this name with t L and the Persians with 1 5) a great
region in the East, the capital of which at present is Khanba- ligh.6 The last place
of this country in the direction of M&werelnahr is Sakaval ; and from Samarkand
to ...
Khita, s (the Arabs spell this name with t L and the Persians with 1 5) a great
region in the East, the capital of which at present is Khanba- ligh.6 The last place
of this country in the direction of M&werelnahr is Sakaval ; and from Samarkand
to ...
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After Saklab is named the most northern region of the seven climates ; and in that
region such is the coldness of the air, that the people construct their dwelling-
places under ground. Suvadik,2 a city of the seventh climate, between the
country ...
After Saklab is named the most northern region of the seven climates ; and in that
region such is the coldness of the air, that the people construct their dwelling-
places under ground. Suvadik,2 a city of the seventh climate, between the
country ...
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Yazkant,1 also written Yazkand,2 a city of Turkestan, on the borders of Kashghur.
3 Yangi Tiraz,4 a city of Turkestan. Yangi Dunia,5 a region which may be
considered as a fourth portion of the world. Several European navigators have
gone to ...
Yazkant,1 also written Yazkand,2 a city of Turkestan, on the borders of Kashghur.
3 Yangi Tiraz,4 a city of Turkestan. Yangi Dunia,5 a region which may be
considered as a fourth portion of the world. Several European navigators have
gone to ...
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99 30 39 0 Kishtwar, a mountainous region of Kashmir . . . 109 0 26 0 Kashmir, a
country on the south of which is the Panjab; on the north, part of Khurasan and
Badakhshan ; and on the west, the mountainous region of Afghanistan : the
capital ...
99 30 39 0 Kishtwar, a mountainous region of Kashmir . . . 109 0 26 0 Kashmir, a
country on the south of which is the Panjab; on the north, part of Khurasan and
Badakhshan ; and on the west, the mountainous region of Afghanistan : the
capital ...
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| Title | Publications, Issue 20 Publications, Publications |
| Contributor | Oriental Translation Fund |
| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society, 1832 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 Mar 2006 |
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