A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and CeylonJ. Murray, 1955 - 634 pages |
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Page xxxi
... seen only for a few minutes . The Red Sea extends from the head of the Gulf of Suez to the Strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , about 1300 m . , and its greatest width is about 200 m . At Ras Muhammad it is split by the peninsula of Sinai into ...
... seen only for a few minutes . The Red Sea extends from the head of the Gulf of Suez to the Strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , about 1300 m . , and its greatest width is about 200 m . At Ras Muhammad it is split by the peninsula of Sinai into ...
Page 213
... seen repeatedly . The best time for a first visit is late in the afternoon , but it should be seen by moonlight also . It was commenced in 1040 A.H. , or A.D. 1630 , by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his favourite queen , Arjmand ...
... seen repeatedly . The best time for a first visit is late in the afternoon , but it should be seen by moonlight also . It was commenced in 1040 A.H. , or A.D. 1630 , by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his favourite queen , Arjmand ...
Page 315
... seen from the Hima- layas to the Malayan Peninsula , in Java and Ceylon ) ; thirdly , by the Calamus and Plectocomia palms ( 6500 ft . is the upper limit of palms in Sikkim ) ; fourthly , by the wild plantain , which in a lower ...
... seen from the Hima- layas to the Malayan Peninsula , in Java and Ceylon ) ; thirdly , by the Calamus and Plectocomia palms ( 6500 ft . is the upper limit of palms in Sikkim ) ; fourthly , by the wild plantain , which in a lower ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
3 VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND to Gibraltar Marseilles Malta | xxiii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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Agra Akbar ancient arches Aurangzeb Bagh bank Bazar beautiful Benares Bengal Bombay branch line bridge British Buddha Buddhist building built Bungalow Burma Calcutta called Canal Cantonment capital carved cave Central centre century Ceylon Church College corner court crossed Delhi District dome elephants Emperor enclosure entrance erected famous farther front garden Gate gateway Ghat Government Guntakal Gwalior hall headquarters hill Hindu Hotel House India inscription Jain Jami Masjid Junction Karachi Kashmir Khan King lake leads Madras Mahal Maharaja Mahratta main line marble ment Moghul mosque motor Muhammad Museum Muslim Mysore Nawab Pagoda Palace passes Peshwa pillars Portuguese Punjab railway station Raja Rajput residence river road rock round Route ruins runs sculptures Shah Jahan shrine side Sikh Singh Siva square stands steamer stone storeys stupa tank temple tion Tipu Sultan tomb tower town Valley village Vishnu wall