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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Samarcand
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A city of West Turkestan, situated at the western base of the Tian-Shan Mountains, 130 m. SE. of Bokhara. Suffered at the hands of Genghis Khan in the 13th century; was Timur's capital in the 14th century, and has since been held sacred by the Moslems. Captured by the Russians in 1868, who have improved it, and built a handsome suburb on the west. Manufactures silk, cotton, paper, &c.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Samarcand'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/samarcand.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Samarcand'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/samarcand.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
