Works, Volume 97Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 846
... miles apart , the second one of which joins the Euphrates between the villages of Al Arkah and Al Asaniyah , while on the south bank opposite this inlet are ' Arkah custom house and village ' . On the assumption that the position of the ...
... miles apart , the second one of which joins the Euphrates between the villages of Al Arkah and Al Asaniyah , while on the south bank opposite this inlet are ' Arkah custom house and village ' . On the assumption that the position of the ...
Page 858
... miles south of Hillah and over 60 miles from Baghdad . In his book ( 1 , 214-5 ) Carré says he went from Baghdad in June 1671 to see the Tower of Babel , and he gives a description of it and the bricks used for it ; but he appears to ...
... miles south of Hillah and over 60 miles from Baghdad . In his book ( 1 , 214-5 ) Carré says he went from Baghdad in June 1671 to see the Tower of Babel , and he gives a description of it and the bricks used for it ; but he appears to ...
Page 863
... miles ' . As to the Radouania and Falluja crossings , see vol . 1 , pp . 69–70 . ' Habania ' probably represents Habbaniya , which is now the name of a lake 10 miles from Falluja , and may then have been that of a village above Falluja ...
... miles ' . As to the Radouania and Falluja crossings , see vol . 1 , pp . 69–70 . ' Habania ' probably represents Habbaniya , which is now the name of a lake 10 miles from Falluja , and may then have been that of a village above Falluja ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 661 |
VOYAGE FROM MADRAS TO BOMBAY | 677 |
JOURNEY FROM BOMBAY TO TARAPUR | 718 |
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