The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1878 |
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... Ghilzai , embracing the upper valleys of ancient Arachosia ; ( 3. ) The upper Helmand basin ; ( 4. ) The lower Helmand basin , embracing Girishk , Kandahar , and the Afghan portion of Seistan ; ( 5. ) The basin of the Herat river ; and ...
... Ghilzai , embracing the upper valleys of ancient Arachosia ; ( 3. ) The upper Helmand basin ; ( 4. ) The lower Helmand basin , embracing Girishk , Kandahar , and the Afghan portion of Seistan ; ( 5. ) The basin of the Herat river ; and ...
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... Ghilzai country . It here becomes a very considerable river , said to have a width of 300 or 400 yards , and a depth of 9 to 12 feet . But this cannot be at all seasons , as there are fords at long intervals as far down as Pûlalik , 100 ...
... Ghilzai country . It here becomes a very considerable river , said to have a width of 300 or 400 yards , and a depth of 9 to 12 feet . But this cannot be at all seasons , as there are fords at long intervals as far down as Pûlalik , 100 ...
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... Ghilzai plateau . This is about 65 miles S.S. W. of Ghazni , and stands at a height of about 7000 feet , in a site of most barren and dreary aspect , with no tree or blade of grass , and hardly a habitation in sight . It is about 44 ...
... Ghilzai plateau . This is about 65 miles S.S. W. of Ghazni , and stands at a height of about 7000 feet , in a site of most barren and dreary aspect , with no tree or blade of grass , and hardly a habitation in sight . It is about 44 ...
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... Ghilzai ; in the Wardak hills , 24 miles north of Ghazni ; in the Ghorband valley , north of Kabul ; and in the Afridi country , near our frontier . Most of the lead used , however , comes from the Hazara country , where the ore is ...
... Ghilzai ; in the Wardak hills , 24 miles north of Ghazni ; in the Ghorband valley , north of Kabul ; and in the Afridi country , near our frontier . Most of the lead used , however , comes from the Hazara country , where the ore is ...
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... Ghilzai . In the autumn they descend the Sulimani passes . At the Indus , in these days , they have to deposit all weapons ; but once across that , they are in security . They leave their families and their camels in the Panjab plains ...
... Ghilzai . In the autumn they descend the Sulimani passes . At the Indus , in these days , they have to deposit all weapons ; but once across that , they are in security . They leave their families and their camels in the Panjab plains ...
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