A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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... Yemen , lat . 130 58 N. , long . 44 ° 15 ' E. , 95 m . S. Sanaa , 73 m . N. E. Mocha , and 104 m . N. W. Aden . Number of houses said to be about 800 , which at an average of 6 individuals to each gives a pop . of nearly 5,000 . It is ...
... Yemen , lat . 130 58 N. , long . 44 ° 15 ' E. , 95 m . S. Sanaa , 73 m . N. E. Mocha , and 104 m . N. W. Aden . Number of houses said to be about 800 , which at an average of 6 individuals to each gives a pop . of nearly 5,000 . It is ...
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... Yemen , being almost wholly a sandy plain ( see ARABIA ) , extremely hot and dry , destitute of permanent * These are Italian sq . m . 60 to the degree , and are equivalent to 5,270 Eng . sq . m . 69-15 to the degree . water courses ...
... Yemen , being almost wholly a sandy plain ( see ARABIA ) , extremely hot and dry , destitute of permanent * These are Italian sq . m . 60 to the degree , and are equivalent to 5,270 Eng . sq . m . 69-15 to the degree . water courses ...
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... Yemen , lying be- tween 12 ° 32 ′ and 13 ° 3 ′ N. lat . , and between 43 ° 30 ′ and 45 ° 30 ′ E. long . It extends from E. to W. about 115 m . , its greatest width being about 30. The mountains in this part of Arabia are close upon the ...
... Yemen , lying be- tween 12 ° 32 ′ and 13 ° 3 ′ N. lat . , and between 43 ° 30 ′ and 45 ° 30 ′ E. long . It extends from E. to W. about 115 m . , its greatest width being about 30. The mountains in this part of Arabia are close upon the ...
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... Yemen for the growth of coffee . Amran is not , however , politically united with the state of Haschid- u - Bekel , but is under the government of the Iman of Yemen Proper . ( Niebuhr , Des . de l ' Ar . par . ii . pp . 127- 220 ...
... Yemen for the growth of coffee . Amran is not , however , politically united with the state of Haschid- u - Bekel , but is under the government of the Iman of Yemen Proper . ( Niebuhr , Des . de l ' Ar . par . ii . pp . 127- 220 ...
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... Yemen , and N. Bar - el - tour - Sinai and Nedsjed . This district acknowledges a sort of doubtful authority in the grand Signior as protector of the holy cities ( Mecca and Medina ) ; but those cities , and the whole southern part of ...
... Yemen , and N. Bar - el - tour - Sinai and Nedsjed . This district acknowledges a sort of doubtful authority in the grand Signior as protector of the holy cities ( Mecca and Medina ) ; but those cities , and the whole southern part of ...
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