Transcaspian

The conquests of the khanates of Kokand, Bokhara, and Khiva were followed by the annexation of the entire Transcaspian region in 1881.

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There the Volga, the Ural, the Sir Daria, and the Oxus discharge their waters without reaching the ocean, but continue to bring life to the rapidly drying Transcaspian Steppes, or connect by their river network, as the Volga does, the most remote parts of

Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Various

Transcaspian region, which is under the governor-general of Caucasus; the Kirghiz Steppes; Turkestan under separate governors-general,

Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Various

But Russia is to-day one of the world's greatest powers, with 120,000,000 of people, building the two longest railways in the world, developing the Siberian and Transcaspian region with a rapidity only exceeded in our own far West, and drawing gold from this country and western Europe at a rate that threatens the stability of our financial system.

If Not Silver, What? John W. Bookwalter

It is thought that in this case, as with other domestic animals, there has been a mixture of species, and in this connection attention was directed to the Transcaspian arkal, the argalis of the interior of

Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 Various

Siberian pole of cold -- the dry Transcaspian deserts and the regions watered by the monsoons on the coasts of the Sea of Japan.

Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Various

Transcaspian; it extends from the Caspian Sea to China, and from

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

Government of Tiflis, and from the Transcaspian region.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

The Russian Government have done all in their power to prevent the competition of Persian and Russian coins in their Transcaspian provinces.

Across Coveted Lands or a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta Overland Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

Here is where railway material for the Transcaspian railway to Merv is landed, the terminus being at

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894