A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the World, Volume 1 |
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... range ; and in abundance , and are well watered and culti - perhaps that of Khojeh Amrân , which seems to vated . be the prolongation of a spur from the last- mentioned range . The Hindoo - Coosh , or Hi- mâleh , is described by Mr ...
... range ; and in abundance , and are well watered and culti - perhaps that of Khojeh Amrân , which seems to vated . be the prolongation of a spur from the last- mentioned range . The Hindoo - Coosh , or Hi- mâleh , is described by Mr ...
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... range , are a tall well - favoured people , as remarkable for honesty and orderly conduct as is their country for dreary and rugged barrenness . Personal Appearance , Amusements . - The men of Affghanistan are for the most part robust ...
... range , are a tall well - favoured people , as remarkable for honesty and orderly conduct as is their country for dreary and rugged barrenness . Personal Appearance , Amusements . - The men of Affghanistan are for the most part robust ...
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... 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 streets are exceedingly ...
... 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 streets are exceedingly ...
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... range , as far as about 100 N. lat . , a mountainous country extends between 10 and 250 E. long . , which may be ... ranges con- nected with the Atlas , extending in an E. S. E. direction . But its breadth is nowhere less than 750 m . It ...
... range , as far as about 100 N. lat . , a mountainous country extends between 10 and 250 E. long . , which may be ... ranges con- nected with the Atlas , extending in an E. S. E. direction . But its breadth is nowhere less than 750 m . It ...
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... range to the vate information from residents in Egypt . ) ALEXANDRIA , a city and port of entry of the United confines of the desert of Sahara : it is above 500 States , dist . Columbia , on the W. bank of the Potomac , m . in length ...
... range to the vate information from residents in Egypt . ) ALEXANDRIA , a city and port of entry of the United confines of the desert of Sahara : it is above 500 States , dist . Columbia , on the W. bank of the Potomac , m . in length ...
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