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<p> A province of NW. Persia, between the SW. border of the Caspian Sea and the [[Elburz]] Mountains; is low-lying, swampy, and unhealthy towards the Caspian, but the rising ground to the S. is more salubrious; wild animals are numerous in the vast forests; the soil, where cleared, is fertile and well cultivated; the Caspian fisheries are valuable; the people are of Iranian descent, and speak a [[Persian]] dialect. </p> | <p> A province of NW. Persia, between the SW. border of the Caspian Sea and the [[Elburz]] Mountains; is low-lying, swampy, and unhealthy towards the Caspian, but the rising ground to the S. is more salubrious; wild animals are numerous in the vast forests; the soil, where cleared, is fertile and well cultivated; the Caspian fisheries are valuable; the people are of Iranian descent, and speak a [[Persian]] dialect. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73542"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ghilan Ghilan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73542"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ghilan Ghilan from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 15 October 2021
Ghilan [1]
A province of NW. Persia, between the SW. border of the Caspian Sea and the Elburz Mountains; is low-lying, swampy, and unhealthy towards the Caspian, but the rising ground to the S. is more salubrious; wild animals are numerous in the vast forests; the soil, where cleared, is fertile and well cultivated; the Caspian fisheries are valuable; the people are of Iranian descent, and speak a Persian dialect.