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BAHR [= A] M II. (277-294), son of Bahr [= a] m I.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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BAHR [= A] M III., son of Bahr [= a] m II., under whose rule he had been governing Sejistan (therefore called Saganshah, Agathias iv.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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That particular section of the White Nile is known as Bahr el Jebel or "River of the Mountain", or Mountain Nile.
Achwa River, Uganda 2009
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The word Bahr-geist, I have heard used by Gillian and other Saxons; but to me it only conveys some idea of indefinite terror, of which I never asked nor received an explanation. "
The Betrothed Walter Scott 1801
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The slaves asked whether it was the Nile, for they had never heard of any other great water or sea, and the Arabs apply the same word Bahr (ﺮﺤﺑ) both to the sea and to the
Travels in Nubia 2004
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Arabs speak of Jebel (never Jezírat) Hassáni. 190 The surface of the water was like oil after the cross seas on all sides, the tail of an old gale which the Arab pilots call Bahr madfún (“buried sea”), corresponding with the Italian mar vecchio.
The Land of Midian 2003
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Persian tradition, which relates many stories of his valour and beauty, of his victories over the Romans, Turks, Indians and Negroes, and of his adventures in hunting and in love; he is called Bahr [= a] m Gor, "the wild ass," on account of his strength and courage.
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It is now called Der-mar-Antinious-el-Bahr, that is, The monastery of Antony at the river.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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There's a section of country called the Bahr el Gazal that the Congo people claim, but that I believe will eventually prove to lie on the British side of the boundary.
The Ivory Trail Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920
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There's a section of country called the Bahr el Gazal that the Congo people claim, but that I believe will eventually prove to lie on the British side of the boundary.
The Ivory Trail Talbot Mundy 1909
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