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A GAZETTEER
OF
TOWNS AND PLACES IN ASIA

A GAZETTEER
OF TOWNS AND PLACES IN ASIA[1]

ABBREVIATIONS

F. Founded. | Res. Residence. | Bp. Birthplace. | Provs. Provinces.

[Abila], Palestine. 33N. 36E. Traditional burial-place of Abel.

[Abohar], Punjab. 30N. 74E. Said to have been f. by Jaura; visited by Ibn Batuta, 1332.

Aboo, Rajputana. 25N. 73E. Contains famous Jain temple, the Vimla Sah, f. in 1032.

Abydos, Asia Minor. 40N. 26E. Xerxes entered Europe, B.C. 480. Scene of story of Hero and Leander. (See Byron's 'Bride of Abydos.')