The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Հատոր 46J. Murray, 1876 "List of geographical works and maps recently published" in vol. 6-11. |
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... villages known collectively as Chacha , re - occupied within the last two years , and having now a population of 100 families , taken from Kelat and Mash - had . The second , the Ab - i - Mehna , on which is a small village or " obah ...
... villages known collectively as Chacha , re - occupied within the last two years , and having now a population of 100 families , taken from Kelat and Mash - had . The second , the Ab - i - Mehna , on which is a small village or " obah ...
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... village of that name , situated at the mouth of the Usborne , in Redscar Bay , which is , no doubt , one and the same river , or a branch of it . On the authority of several natives I am informed that another branch of the same river ...
... village of that name , situated at the mouth of the Usborne , in Redscar Bay , which is , no doubt , one and the same river , or a branch of it . On the authority of several natives I am informed that another branch of the same river ...
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... villages they respectively contain . Native Cultivation . - The inhabitants of each village own the country for several miles around . The members of each family possess a plot of land as near as possible to their own homes , the ...
... villages they respectively contain . Native Cultivation . - The inhabitants of each village own the country for several miles around . The members of each family possess a plot of land as near as possible to their own homes , the ...
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... villages may average 4 miles apart , each containing sixty houses , and six inhabitants to the house , the distance between them varying from one village in 30 miles to three villages in half - a - mile , which , reckoning the coast ...
... villages may average 4 miles apart , each containing sixty houses , and six inhabitants to the house , the distance between them varying from one village in 30 miles to three villages in half - a - mile , which , reckoning the coast ...
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... village has its own great chief or Loiapata , but they have not the absolute power accorded to those bearing a similar title in the South Seas . Nor can I find that it is hereditary , but appears to be given to those who are feared the ...
... village has its own great chief or Loiapata , but they have not the absolute power accorded to those bearing a similar title in the South Seas . Nor can I find that it is hereditary , but appears to be given to those who are feared the ...
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The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Հատոր 37 Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1867 |
The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Հատոր 44 Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1874 |
The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Հատոր 5 Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1835 |
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