eat importance, forming one of the most powerful em-pire&of ancient history, but isnowsadly reduced,andseemsto be steadily decreasing in population. The area andpopulation are variously estimated from 450 to 650 thou-sand square miles, and from 5 to 10 mSlions of souls. from Persia? From… … ASIA. 63 The surface is mountainouR, especially in the north and west,where rhe EUmrz Mountains exten<l from Afghanistan to the1Il>>llnt:lill^ of Ariiit-nia. The highest summit is Mount Dema-veml. 21.000 feet high. The interior is a high plateau about3000 feet above the aea, forming part…
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