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... chief attraction is the ceme- tery of a great Mahomedan saint , who flourished about the year 1200 ; his tomb is of ... district Akiska ; a populous trading place , and situate on the left bank of the Kur , 130 m NE Erzerum : Lg . 43.50 ...
... chief attraction is the ceme- tery of a great Mahomedan saint , who flourished about the year 1200 ; his tomb is of ... district Akiska ; a populous trading place , and situate on the left bank of the Kur , 130 m NE Erzerum : Lg . 43.50 ...
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... districts . Indigo and cotton are the chief products ; and diamond mines are found in many parts , especially in the eastern district . This country was ceded by the nizam of the Deccan to the British in 1800 ; and is now formed into ...
... districts . Indigo and cotton are the chief products ; and diamond mines are found in many parts , especially in the eastern district . This country was ceded by the nizam of the Deccan to the British in 1800 ; and is now formed into ...
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... chief merchant ; for no other , without his permission , can export lead , tin , tutenague , elephant teeth , and ... district of Bundel- cund . It was recently a village , but is now become large and populous , with a grand mart and ...
... chief merchant ; for no other , without his permission , can export lead , tin , tutenague , elephant teeth , and ... district of Bundel- cund . It was recently a village , but is now become large and populous , with a grand mart and ...
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... chief of a district of the same name . It is situated on the Narewa , 824 m sw Petersbourg . The gardens belonging to the governor's resi- dence are much admired ; it has 450 houses ; P. 6000. The other towns of this district are ...
... chief of a district of the same name . It is situated on the Narewa , 824 m sw Petersbourg . The gardens belonging to the governor's resi- dence are much admired ; it has 450 houses ; P. 6000. The other towns of this district are ...
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... district Wachovia . It was the first settlement of the Moravians in those parts , begun in 1753 , and is 6 m N Salem ... chief trade is in malt , oat- being the retirement of John de Beverley , meal , and tanned leather . It is famous ...
... district Wachovia . It was the first settlement of the Moravians in those parts , begun in 1753 , and is 6 m N Salem ... chief trade is in malt , oat- being the retirement of John de Beverley , meal , and tanned leather . It is famous ...
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| Title | A Universal Gazetteer; Or, Geographical Dictionary: Founded on the Works of Brookes and Walker |
| Author | George Landmann |
| Publisher | Longman, Orme, and Company, 1836 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 2 May 2007 |
| Length | 743 pages |
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