Armenia : A Year at Erzerum
ISBN: 9781443800822
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: Geography/ Travel; History;

CurzonOCOs Armenia describes the authorOCOs residence at Erzerum, in Eastern Turkey, from 1843 to 1844. Appointed to the joint Anglo-Russian, Turkish and Persian commission whose task it was to establish a fixed Turkish-Persian boundary across highland Armenia, and thus check border incursions by Kurdish tribes, Curzon paints a detailed portrait of this fascinating area during the mid 19th century. Commencing Other a description of his journey via the Black Sea, Trebizond (Trabzon) and the mountai..."


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