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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68585" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68585" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> On the Tigris, 500 m. from its mouth, and connected with the [[Euphrates]] by canal; is the capital of a province, and one of the most flourishing cities of Asiatic Turkey; dates, wool, grain, and horses are exported; red and yellow leather, cotton, and silk are manufactured; and the transit trade, though less than formerly, is still considerable. It is a station on the Anglo-Indian telegraph route, and is served by a British-owned fleet of river steamers plying to Basra. Formerly a centre of Arabic culture, it has belonged to [[Turkey]] since 1638. An imposing city to look at, it suffers from visitations of cholera and famine. </p> | ||
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