Difference between revisions of "Erzerum"
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<p> A city in Turkish Armenia, capital of the province of the same name, 125 m. SE. of Trebizond; situated on a fertile plain 6300 ft. above sea-level; is an important entrepôt for commerce between | Erzerum <ref name="term_72900" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A city in Turkish Armenia, capital of the province of the same name, 125 m. SE. of Trebizond; situated on a fertile plain 6300 ft. above sea-level; is an important entrepôt for commerce between Europe and Asia; is irregularly built, but contains imposing ruins; has a fortress, and in the suburbs a number of mosques and bazaars; is famed for its iron and copper ware; fell into the hands of the Turks in 1517; figured as a military centre in many Turkish wars; was reduced by the Russians in 1878; was a scene of Armenian massacres by the Turks in 1895. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72900"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/erzerum Erzerum from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72900"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/erzerum Erzerum from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 15 October 2021
Erzerum [1]
A city in Turkish Armenia, capital of the province of the same name, 125 m. SE. of Trebizond; situated on a fertile plain 6300 ft. above sea-level; is an important entrepôt for commerce between Europe and Asia; is irregularly built, but contains imposing ruins; has a fortress, and in the suburbs a number of mosques and bazaars; is famed for its iron and copper ware; fell into the hands of the Turks in 1517; figured as a military centre in many Turkish wars; was reduced by the Russians in 1878; was a scene of Armenian massacres by the Turks in 1895.
