A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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Page 11
... declivity of a hill , the summit of which is surmounted by a castle . It is enclosed by a ditch , a double wall , and a series of square towers about 50 yards apart . Streets narrow , and houses mostly of wood . It is the residence of a ...
... declivity of a hill , the summit of which is surmounted by a castle . It is enclosed by a ditch , a double wall , and a series of square towers about 50 yards apart . Streets narrow , and houses mostly of wood . It is the residence of a ...
Page 21
... declivity of a mountain range , and is defended by a citadel , built on a high and almost inac- cessible rock . Pop . estimated by Kinneir at 12,000 fami- lies , or from 50,000 to 60,000 individuals . It is pretty well built ; but the ...
... declivity of a mountain range , and is defended by a citadel , built on a high and almost inac- cessible rock . Pop . estimated by Kinneir at 12,000 fami- lies , or from 50,000 to 60,000 individuals . It is pretty well built ; but the ...
Page 22
... declivity of the Abyssinian Moun- tains extends along the shores of the Red Sea as far as the isthmus of Suez a rocky country , which , between 120 and 20 N. lat . , occupies in width an extent of between 300 and 400 m . , but farther ...
... declivity of the Abyssinian Moun- tains extends along the shores of the Red Sea as far as the isthmus of Suez a rocky country , which , between 120 and 20 N. lat . , occupies in width an extent of between 300 and 400 m . , but farther ...
Page 23
... declivity of the table - land , which is exposed to the immediate influence of the north - cast monsoon , has a regular succession of dry and rainy seasons . tor ; to which are to be added the deltas of the Nile and the Quorra . The ...
... declivity of the table - land , which is exposed to the immediate influence of the north - cast monsoon , has a regular succession of dry and rainy seasons . tor ; to which are to be added the deltas of the Nile and the Quorra . The ...
Page 41
... declivity of a hill on the shore of a gulph or large affording good anchorage for shipping . Agadir belonged bay of the same name , well defended from the winds , and at one time to the Portuguese , by whom it was surrounded by walls ...
... declivity of a hill on the shore of a gulph or large affording good anchorage for shipping . Agadir belonged bay of the same name , well defended from the winds , and at one time to the Portuguese , by whom it was surrounded by walls ...
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