Personal Narrative of a Journey from India to England: By Bussorah, Bagdad, the Ruins of Babylon, Curdistan, the Court of Persia, the Western Shore of the Caspian Sea, Astrakhan, Nishney, Novogorod, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh ...Henry Colburn, 1834 - Middle East |
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Aboo Nasir Aga Saikeis Alligator amongst amused ancient appearance Arab Arabian Nights armed Armenian Arrian arrived Assyria Babel Babylon Babylonian Bagdad banks Bee-asis boat bricks building built Bussorah Caliph called Calneh Captain Alexander caravanserai ceremony Chosroes covered Ctesiphon curious custom dancing date-trees Desert distance dress encampments Euphrates European feet high females fire formed Futteh gardens Gedrosia Giafar Governor guard Herodotus Hilleh honour horses hour hundred Illyauts Imaum inhabitants Janizaries jereed journey Kermanshah Kisra land Mahometan March ment mention miles mode morning mound mounted Muscat natives numerous observed officers ourselves palace party Pasha Pasha of Bagdad passed Persian piastres present Prince remains river round ruins Scripture Seleucia servants Sheikh Shiahs ship side square Strabo Syyud tents Tigris tion told tomb Tower of Babel town traveller tribe Turk Turkish vessels village walls wind women Zobeir