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'Central Asia. Part V. A contribution towards the better knowledge of the History, Ethnography, Topography, and resources of part of Asiatic Turkey and Caucasia' [‎14] (29/360)

The record is made up of 1 volume (342 pages). It was created in 1872. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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ALB—ALE
ALB 11 HAMAD—
A tribe of Arabs who reside at Eski Masai, Province of Baghdad, Asiatic Tur-
■ey. Iifj number loll tents and are usually employed in cultivation, though
^ ursu ^' sometimes making- forays as far
ALBC HAMAD —
A tribe of Arabs who roam about the country in the neighbourhood of
Samara m Mesopotamia They are the terror of A1 Jezlrah from their
hcl ^f clmd (lor.r fearCd than eVen thC Sllamurs - Th ^ I—
ALBu MAHAMAD—
A tribe of Arabs who reside in the Province of Baghdad occupying the
marshes north of Kornah and the banks of the Tigris as far as the "jlu,l
stream. Among Arabs they are held in no estimation being considered of an
n reed hutsH T mere buff - 10 P-prietors and dwe le"
n reed hute further degrades them in the eyes of those who boast of pure
blood, and the profession of a creed which holds " border theft and hurh
tieason J^the greatest aecomphshments in man, though in these respects
the Albu Mahamad are not deficient, and are even powerful enough screened
though they will ally themselves with the girls of therr'trihe'" Thcs"'^
W MahS rl y dc4Lr1et ,,C ueS" fraSUj 't ^ ^
l.nf wVion of,.™ 1,1 p P .aDie set, neither courteous nor brave
ALBC SAKR—
SaHawkh c^t c^onThe^bt b 0f above the
Saklawiah to ^ Zf'"', t '"'
the same number of niatpblr.ot c ti lumoer dtJU tents and have
are wholly pastorals paying tribute direct to of Da,lim blood and
ABBU SALMAN direct to Baghdad. {Jones.)
Turkey 0 ^ T^^^mVeTtoo wf'f ,r " th f of B ^d 5 d, Asiatic
2 ;: cultiva ^ though at
It is encompassed, at IheTdistance nf j^f ""th-north-east of Damascus,
hills, destitute of trees and i^tUy tatered but aff •' r ,OW ro<!k ^
sheep and goats. It occupies eight small I ilk of TP- 0 ^ P astura g< ! f"--
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Central Asia. Part V. A contribution towards the better knowledge of the History, Ethnography, Topography, and resources of part of Asiatic Turkey and Caucasia.

The book is written by Charles Metcalfe MacGregor.

Publication Details: Calcutta: Foreign Department Press. 1872.

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1 volume (342 pages)
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The contents in the volume are arranged in chronological order.

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Dimensions: 250 mm x 155 mm.

Pagination: 1-342.

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'Central Asia. Part V. A contribution towards the better knowledge of the History, Ethnography, Topography, and resources of part of Asiatic Turkey and Caucasia' [‎14] (29/360), British Library: Printed Collections, 010055.d.42/5., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023897132.0x00001e> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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