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Title: The universal geography : the earth and its inhabitants
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905 Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913 Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: London : J.S. Virtue & Co., Ltd.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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^=^m (M\ i ^cis^^.j *^- ■ ^ Azerbeijan. Persian Plateau. Caspian Wooded Area of the iersiaii Iersian liiilf andArea. Border Ean^e. Mesopotamia. Baluch Area. . 300 Miles. minated by the national hero, Rustcm. In its climate, flora and fauna, as wellas in many jDopular customs, this low-ljing vallej^ resembles the Indus valley.The wild ox, hunted by the Assyrian kings in the Kiudistan highlands, has dis-appeared ; but the raanoless lion, a less powerful animal than his African congener,has hold his ground in the valleys of the border ranges between the Iranian plateauand the Tigris plains. He is also freqiiontly met west of the Shiraz Moujitainsin the oak forests, where he preys on the wild boar. The tiger also infests the FAUNA OF PEESIA. 103 forests of Mazanderan. The chamois is very common on the highlands, where
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he ranges from an altitude of 1,500 feet on the Bushir hills to 13,000 feet onElburz. The rat, said to have originated in Persia, has disappeared from the 104 SOUTH-WESTEEN ASIA. plateau, and is now found only on the Caspian seaboard, where it has beenreimported by the shipping. Altogether the Persian fauna is poor in the numberof species, although the reptiles, especially lizards of quite an African type,are represented by a great many varieties. Owing to the intermittent characterof the surface streams, fish are found chiefly in the underground canals, wherethey have adapted themselves to the dark surroundings by the gradual loss ofsight. Snails and other land molluscs are nowhere to be foimd, doubtless owing tothe general aridity of the land. Amongst domestic animals there is at least one fine breed of horses. Inthe towns bordering on Turkestan those of Arab origin have acquired a surprisingresemblance to the English racehorse, combined with xmrivalled powers of endurance.The Kurd

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