A Manual of Ancient Geography

by Heinrich Kiepert, Ph.D.

G. A. Macmillan, translator

(London, 1881)

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Chapters III-V, Iran, Armenia, the Caucasus, and Adjacent Areas



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III.-V. Western or Anterior Asia

Review of the Physical Features 32
Historical Review 33

III. Ariana (Iran)

Name, Soil, and Climate 34
Historical and Ethnological Division 36

Eastern Iran:

   Sogdiana, Bactria 37
   Chorasmia, Margiana, Areia 38
   Arachosia, Drangiana 39
   Gedrosia 40

Western Iran:

   Persia, Karmania 41
   Parthia 42
   Hyrkania, Media 43
   Media 44
   Media Atropatene 45


IV. North-Western Anterior Asia

Armenia

Physical Features 47
Nomenclature and History 48
Central Armenia 50
Regions belonging to Armenia on the South 51
Regions belonging to Armenia on the North 52


Regions of the Caucasus

Physical Features 53
Colchis 54
Iberia 55
[Caucasian] Albania 56


Asia Minor

Natural Features 57
Population 58
Cappadocia 60
Pontus 61
Peoples of the Mountains 62
Greek Colonies; Paphlagonia 63
Bithnyia 64
Older Greek Settlements; Galatia 65
Phrygia 66
Mysia; Phrygia Minor 68
Troas 69
Southern Mysia 70
Aeolia; Ionia 71
Lydia; Sardis 73
Caria 74
Dorria 76
Lycia 77
Pamphylia; Pisidia 79
Lycaonia; Isauria 80
Cilicia 81
Cyprus 83
Cities or States in Cyprus 84


V. Southern Anterior Asia

Natural Features 84
Population 86

The Region of the Euphrates and Tigris

Susiana (Kissia) 87
Babylonia (Chaldaea) 88
Babylon 90
Assyria 91
Adiabene 92
Mesopotamia 93
Northeast Mesopotamia 94
Northwest Mesopotamia 95


Syria

Natural Features 96
Names and Nations 97
Upper Syria 99
Coele-Syria 100
Phoenicia 102
Palaestina (Philistaea) 104
The Hill Country of Cana'an (Palaestina) 105
The Israelite Territory 106
Galilaea 107
Samaria; Judaea 108
Peraea 110
The Borderlands of Palestine and Syria 111



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