importance, forming one of the most po-vrerful em-pires of ancient history, but is now sadly reduce J, and seemsto be steadily decreasing in population. The area andpopulation are variously estimated from 450 to 650 thou-sand square miles, and from 5 to 10 millions of souls. from Persia? From… … The surface la monntainoua, especially in the north and west,vhere ths Elhurz Mountains extend from Afghanistan to themountains of Armenia. The higheit summit is Mount Dema-Tend, 21,000 feet high. The interior is a high plateau about3000 feet above the sea, forming part of the great Desert of…
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