A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the World, Volume 1 |
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... desert of Beloochistan on the S .; part of Seistan , with Ghorian of Khorasan on the west ; and Merghâb , and the ... deserts of Beloochistan and Seistan . The Caubul valley is the most important of It con- the natural divisions thus ...
... desert of Beloochistan on the S .; part of Seistan , with Ghorian of Khorasan on the west ; and Merghâb , and the ... deserts of Beloochistan and Seistan . The Caubul valley is the most important of It con- the natural divisions thus ...
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... desert . In like manner the valley of Herât , which may be 30 miles long by 15 wide , con- stitutes the most ... deserts of Seistan . A vast and varied surface , such as has been described , must naturally exhibit much diversity of ...
... desert . In like manner the valley of Herât , which may be 30 miles long by 15 wide , con- stitutes the most ... deserts of Seistan . A vast and varied surface , such as has been described , must naturally exhibit much diversity of ...
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... desert in the former and the many fertile districts in the latter . Upon grounds of analogy and probability , there- fore , rather than from any existing data , the po- pulation of Affghanistan may , perhaps , be re- garded as little ...
... desert in the former and the many fertile districts in the latter . Upon grounds of analogy and probability , there- fore , rather than from any existing data , the po- pulation of Affghanistan may , perhaps , be re- garded as little ...
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... Desert Arabs . The pastoral tribes in the west are more ad- dicted to robbery and theft than the agricultural ones ; but , in general , a previous understanding with the chiefs , confirmed by the presence of a single man , ensures ...
... Desert Arabs . The pastoral tribes in the west are more ad- dicted to robbery and theft than the agricultural ones ; but , in general , a previous understanding with the chiefs , confirmed by the presence of a single man , ensures ...
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... desert , in others sparsely cultivated , in all open , bare , and fit chiefly for pasture . They are there- fore chiefly a pastoral people , with patriarchal habits , and five for the most part in tents of black wool . These ( kizhdees ) ...
... desert , in others sparsely cultivated , in all open , bare , and fit chiefly for pasture . They are there- fore chiefly a pastoral people , with patriarchal habits , and five for the most part in tents of black wool . These ( kizhdees ) ...
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