Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1892 |
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... principal lake is an iron lighthouse 65 ft . high , on a solid masonry base . After 28 m . the deep cutting of Shaluf is reached , in which is a band of sandstone , with layers of limestone and conglomerate , in which fossil remains of ...
... principal lake is an iron lighthouse 65 ft . high , on a solid masonry base . After 28 m . the deep cutting of Shaluf is reached , in which is a band of sandstone , with layers of limestone and conglomerate , in which fossil remains of ...
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... principal tribes in the vicinity of Suakin are the Hadendowa and Amarar . After leaving Suez the lighthouses seen are Zafarana and Ras Gharib , both on the W. coast before Tor is reached . Then follows the light on Ashrafi , just inside ...
... principal tribes in the vicinity of Suakin are the Hadendowa and Amarar . After leaving Suez the lighthouses seen are Zafarana and Ras Gharib , both on the W. coast before Tor is reached . Then follows the light on Ashrafi , just inside ...
Page xlv
... principal protector . They suffered considerably from the persecution of Moham- medans until the time of the British occupation . Their worship , in the course of time , became corrupted by Hindu practices , and the reverence for fire ...
... principal protector . They suffered considerably from the persecution of Moham- medans until the time of the British occupation . Their worship , in the course of time , became corrupted by Hindu practices , and the reverence for fire ...
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... principal entrance is under a large arched porch in the W. façade , on either side of which is an octagon tower 120 ft . high with pinnacles of white Porbandar stone , and surmounted by statues of Justice and Mercy . The main staircase ...
... principal entrance is under a large arched porch in the W. façade , on either side of which is an octagon tower 120 ft . high with pinnacles of white Porbandar stone , and surmounted by statues of Justice and Mercy . The main staircase ...
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... Principal of the Col- 1863. The girls remain in some cases lege , and many distinguished scholars to the age of 24 , and are extremely have filled Professorships , as , for in- well instructed in history and geo- stance , Mirza Hairat ...
... Principal of the Col- 1863. The girls remain in some cases lege , and many distinguished scholars to the age of 24 , and are extremely have filled Professorships , as , for in- well instructed in history and geo- stance , Mirza Hairat ...
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