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The Sublime Porte

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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THE SUBLIME PORTE (Arab. babi-`ali, the high gate, through the French translation la sublime Porte ), in Turkey, the official name for the government, derived from the high gate giving access to the building where the offices of the principal state departments are situated.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'The Sublime Porte'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​t/the-sublime-porte.html. 1910.
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