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Page 129
... major agricultural area . The southwestern plateau consists primarily of desert and semidesert landscape and includes the Rigestan desert . These regions are separated by the central highlands , an extension of the Himalayan mountain ...
... major agricultural area . The southwestern plateau consists primarily of desert and semidesert landscape and includes the Rigestan desert . These regions are separated by the central highlands , an extension of the Himalayan mountain ...
Page 207
... major modern language communities in Albania are the Gegs ( Ghegs ) in the north and the Tosks in the south . There are also a number of ethnic Greeks , concen- trated mainly in the southeast . The vast ma- jority of the population is ...
... major modern language communities in Albania are the Gegs ( Ghegs ) in the north and the Tosks in the south . There are also a number of ethnic Greeks , concen- trated mainly in the southeast . The vast ma- jority of the population is ...
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... major works by Ammannati in Florence are the Bridge of Santa Trinità ( 1567-69 ) , which contains elliptical arches , and the Fountain of Neptune ( 1567-70 ; de- stroyed 1944 , rebuilt 1957 ) ; the latter , in the Piazza della Signoria ...
... major works by Ammannati in Florence are the Bridge of Santa Trinità ( 1567-69 ) , which contains elliptical arches , and the Fountain of Neptune ( 1567-70 ; de- stroyed 1944 , rebuilt 1957 ) ; the latter , in the Piazza della Signoria ...
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