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Page 85
... Azerbaijan , returning from trade in Russia , shared the craft . Their exit from the territory of the Czar was carefully watched , and their passports and passes examined . A rough lot they were to look at , but polite enough in manner ...
... Azerbaijan , returning from trade in Russia , shared the craft . Their exit from the territory of the Czar was carefully watched , and their passports and passes examined . A rough lot they were to look at , but polite enough in manner ...
Page 94
... the hills , Tabriz appears , a dull haze of flat roofs and poplar - trees , with the old fortress or " Ark ” standing out high above the house - tops . AZERBAIJAN . - 95 Before entering upon the description of 94 JULFA TO TABRIZ .
... the hills , Tabriz appears , a dull haze of flat roofs and poplar - trees , with the old fortress or " Ark ” standing out high above the house - tops . AZERBAIJAN . - 95 Before entering upon the description of 94 JULFA TO TABRIZ .
Page 95
... Azerbaijan , for its boun- daries are uncertain , owing not a little to the fact that in oriental countries it is a common occurrence for the sovereign to tack a portion of a province on to the next district , in order to increase the ...
... Azerbaijan , for its boun- daries are uncertain , owing not a little to the fact that in oriental countries it is a common occurrence for the sovereign to tack a portion of a province on to the next district , in order to increase the ...
Page 96
... Azerbaijan at about 40,000 square miles , with a population of 2,000,000 people , including the following Turkis Kurds Nestorians Armenians 470,000 450,000 44,000 28,000 However , though this is probably the most correct estimate to be ...
... Azerbaijan at about 40,000 square miles , with a population of 2,000,000 people , including the following Turkis Kurds Nestorians Armenians 470,000 450,000 44,000 28,000 However , though this is probably the most correct estimate to be ...
Page 98
... Azerbaijan , is the first commercial city of Persia , and boasts a population of close upon 200,000 inhabitants . But few Persians are to be found within its walls , and it may be said to be a Turki city . Though no doubt the ...
... Azerbaijan , is the first commercial city of Persia , and boasts a population of close upon 200,000 inhabitants . But few Persians are to be found within its walls , and it may be said to be a Turki city . Though no doubt the ...
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