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Description:Excerpt from Proceedings of the Central Asian Society In dealing with the question of Railways in Western Asia, I propose to take them in the following order and grouping: Syria, Asia Minor, and Mesopotamia, then the Caucasus, and, lastly, Persia and Central Asia. A glance at the map will show that Asia Minor and Mesopotamia are portioned out into two great divisions of table-land and plain. The table-land - of an elevation of from 3,000 to 7,000 feet, forming part of the high plateau which reaches from the Himalayas to the Mediterranean - is buttressed by the great circle of mountains extending from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf. Inside this half-circle lie the rich plains of Mesopotamia and of the Karun, the seats of ancient civilizations, and the valuable prize for which the East and West have so often struggled in the past, and are fated to struggle in the future. When in the fifties the question of connecting the Mediterranean with the Persian Gulf first came into public view, Western Europe alone appeared vitally interested. There was no Eastern European competition of any consequence; the question seemed one more of finance than of politics. Now we hear again the ancient clash of contending interests; Russia has risen above the horizon as an embodiment of European as well as Asiatic night. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Proceedings of the Central Asian Society (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Proceedings of the Central Asian Society (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Proceedings of the Central Asian Society In dealing with the question of Railways in Western Asia, I propose to take them in the following order and grouping: Syria, Asia Minor, and Mesopotamia, then the Caucasus, and, lastly, Persia and Central Asia. A glance at the map will show that Asia Minor and Mesopotamia are portioned out into two great divisions of table-land and plain. The table-land - of an elevation of from 3,000 to 7,000 feet, forming part of the high plateau which reaches from the Himalayas to the Mediterranean - is buttressed by the great circle of mountains extending from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf. Inside this half-circle lie the rich plains of Mesopotamia and of the Karun, the seats of ancient civilizations, and the valuable prize for which the East and West have so often struggled in the past, and are fated to struggle in the future. When in the fifties the question of connecting the Mediterranean with the Persian Gulf first came into public view, Western Europe alone appeared vitally interested. There was no Eastern European competition of any consequence; the question seemed one more of finance than of politics. Now we hear again the ancient clash of contending interests; Russia has risen above the horizon as an embodiment of European as well as Asiatic night. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Proceedings of the Central Asian Society (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Proceedings of the Central Asian Society (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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