C H A P T E R IV.
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I 'R A N .
General Observations on the Countries between the Rivers Nile and Indus—F e a tu re s.-
Variety of Climate.—Divisions.—Mount Ararat as the centre of the Mountains and
Eivers.—Great ridge of Kurdistân.—Anti-Taurus.—Taurus.—Southern range of
I ran.—Northern range.—Minerals.—Water-courses.—Surface.—Deserts.—Aspect.—
Four Climates. Vegetation.—Zoology.—Man.—Language.—Religion.—Zoroaster.—
Sunnies. Shi’ahs.— Mulla.—Heterodox Creeds.— Pagans.— Astrology — Superstitions.—
Subdivisions of I'ran.
C H A P T E R V.
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CHALDEA AND ARMENIA.
Seats of the first Chaldeans.—Division of Armenia.—Provinces of Armenia, according to
Moses Choronensis— Four Modem Subdivisions of Armenia.—Appearance of the
Country.—Vegetable Productions and Minerals—Exports and Manufactures.—Condition
of the People.—Residences of the Armenian. Patriarchs.
C H A P T E R VI.
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DESCRIPTION OF BABYLONIA, MESOPOTAMIA, AND ASSYRIA.
Babylonia.—Shape of Mesopotamia.—Limits and Extent.—Mountains Lakes.—Climate.
■Vegetable Productions. Birds.—Animals.—Manufactures.—Commerce.—Revenue
—Army, and Resources, of the Pâshâlic of Baghdad.—Towns.—Inhabitants—Sabeans",
Yezidis, and Arabs.—Population of the Province.—Government.—Comparative Geography
Seroug. Haran. Babel.—Acead.—Erech.—Limits of Ancient Babylonia —Ancient
Assyria.-^Nineveh— Rehoboth.—Calah and Resen.—Kaldâm Country.—Mountains
and Rivers, and Products of Kurdistan—Manna.—Animals.—Kurds.—Villages.__
Houses.—Population.
C H A P T E R VI I .
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RUSSIAN PROVINCES.
Their gradual acquisition.—Geographical position.—Extent.—Range of the Caucasus.—
Daghestan.—Position.—Extent.—Mountains.—Rivers.—Derbend.—Tarku.—Baku__
Shrrvan.—Mountains.—Rivers.—Climate.— Products.—Shamahkee.—T â lish .- Lenkoran.—
Inhabitants. Character.—Choice of a Chief.—Comparative Geography of
Shi'rvân. Kardbdgh.—Superficies.—Rivers.—Products— Capital.—Character of the
People.—The Armenian Districts— Nakhchivân.—ürd-âbâd, and Erivdn.—Its ancient
History.—Provinces of Kars, Akhltskhai, and its Castle.—Imiretia.—Mingrelia__
Abasia and Goria.—Elizabethpol.—Shamshadil.—Kazakh.—Bambak-Shuragel.—
Bortchalin. Karketia, and Kartelinia.—General Description of Georgia. Products.
—Population.—Lezgistdn, and the Ossetes.
C H A P T E R V I I I .
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AFGHANISTAN AND BALUCHISTAN.
Separation from P ersia—Afghán kingdom.—Description.—Turkistán.—Mountains of
Afghanistan.—Rivers.—Herat.—The Helmand.—Valley of the Helmand.—Arachosia
Kabul Proper.—City of Kabul.—Margiana.—Leading features of Afghánistán. —
Climate and Temperature.—Productions.—Character of the People.—Domestic Government.—
Amusements.—Revenue, and Method of Raising Troops.—Báiúchistán.—
Description.—Mountains.—Rivers.—Exports.—Kach’h Gandávah.—Kohistán.—Climate,
&c.
C H A P T E R IX.
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PERSIA PROPER.
COMPARATIVE GEOGRAPHY OF THE PROVINCES OF KHUZISTAN, LURISTAN, AND
FARS.
General Limits of Persia Proper.—Mountains and Rivers.—Province of Khúzistán.—
Rivers Kerkhah, Shápúr, Dizfúl, and Kárún.—Ancient Communications of the last
with the Sea.—Courses of the Je ráhí and Tab.—Comparative Geography of the Province.—
Supposed identity of the Choaspes—Coprates—Eulæus—Hedyphon and
Oroatis of the Ancients.
C H A P T E R X.
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COMPARATIVE GEOGRAPHY OF *1 RAK AJEMI, ARDELAN, GILAN, AND THE REMAINING
PROVINCES OF PERSIA.
Position of ’Irak Ajemi.—Towns of Yezdikhást, Hamadán, Komisháh.—Capital Cities,
Teherán, Ispahan.—Provinces of Ardelán—Kirmán-sháh, Gilan, and Mázanderán.—
Media Magna.—Ancient Geography, Inhabitants, and Cities,.^Province of Azerbayán
Its Position—Mountains—Towns—Caves and Rivers.—Tabriz.—Anc#nt Geography.—
Atropatene.—Ecbatana.—Province of Khorásán.—Mountains.—Yezd, and other
Oases.—Miished.—Asterabád.—Ancient Geography and People.—Province of Kir-
mán.—Mountains, &c.—Desert Carmania.—Carmania Felix.—Provinces of Láristán
and Moghostán.—Capital.—Island of Ormns.—Kishm, Busheab, &c.
C H A P T E R XI.
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GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL STATE OF PERSIA.
Classes of People.—Government.—Courts of Justice.—Learning— Literature.—Fine
Arts.—Resources.—Commercial Routes—Revenue.—Expenditure.—Dress.—Food.
—Houses.^ Towns.—Villages.— Tents— Customs.—Occupations.— Funerals.—Personal
qualities.—Habits.—Predatory disposition.—l ’liyáts, Kurds, &c.—Population.