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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Encyclopedias
Kislovodsk
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town and health-resort of Russian Caucasia, in the province of Terek, situated at an altitude of 2690 ft., in a deep caldron-shaped valley on the N. side of the Caucasus, 40 m. by rail S.W. of Pyatigorsk. Pop. (1897), 4078. The limestone hills which surround the town rise by successive steps or terraces, and contain numerous caves. The mineral waters are strongly impregnated with carbonic acid gas and have a temperature of 51° F. The principal spring is known as Narsan, and its water is called by the Circassians the "drink of heroes."
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kislovodsk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kislovodsk.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kislovodsk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kislovodsk.html. 1910.
