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BURGAS (sometimes written Burghaz, Bourgas or Burgas, and, in the middle ages, Pyrgos)

BURGAS (sometimes written Burghaz, Bourgas or Burgas, and, in the See also:
MIDDLE
middle ages, See also:
PYRGOS
Pyrgos) , a seaport, and See also:

capital of the See also:

DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of Burgas, in See also:

Bulgaria (Eastern See also:

RUMELIA, or ROUMELIA (Turkish Rumili, " the land of the Romans," i.e. the East Roman or Byzantine empire)

Rumelia), on the gulf of Burgas, an inlet of the See also:

Black See also:

Sea, in 42° 27' N. and 27° 35' E. Pop. (1906) 12,846. Burgas is built on a See also:

low See also:

FORELAND, NORTH

foreland, between the lagoons of Ludzha, on the See also:

north, and Kara-Yunus, on the See also:

west; it faces towards the open sea on the See also:

east, and towards its own See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour on the See also:

south. The See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal approach is a broad See also:

ISTHMUS (Gr.io0pbs, neck)

isthmus on the north-west, along which runs the railway to See also:

PHILIPPOPOLIS (Bulgarian, Plovdiv; Turkish, Felibe)

Philippopolis and See also:

Adrianople. Despite its small See also:

POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population and the rivalry of See also:

VARNA

Varna and the See also:

TURKISH

Turkish See also:

PORT

port of See also:

DEDEAGATCH

Dedeagatch, Burgas has a considerable transit See also:

trade. Its See also:

FINE

fine harbour, formally opened in 1904, has an See also:

AVERAGE

average See also:

DEPTH

depth of five fathoms; large vessels can load at the quays, and the See also:

OUTER

outer See also:

WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters of the gulf are well lit by lighthouses on the islets of Hagios Anastasios and Megalo-Nisi. In 1904, the port accommodated over 1400 See also:

SHIPS

ships, of about 700,000 tons. These included upwards of 800 Bulgarian and Turkish sailing-vessels, engaged in the See also:

COASTING

coasting trade. See also:

FUEL (O. Fr. feuaile, popular Lat. focalia, from focus, hearth, fire)

Fuel, machinery and See also:

MISCELLANEOUS

miscellaneous goods are imported, chiefly from See also:

Austria-See also:

Hungary, See also:

Belgium, See also:

Germany and the See also:

UNITED

United See also:

KINGDOM

Kingdom; the exports include See also:

GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain, See also:

WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool, See also:

TALLOW (M.E. talugh, talg, cf. Du. talk, L. Ger. talg ; the connexion with O.E. taelg, dye, or Goth, tulgus, firm, is doubtful)

tallow, See also:

CHEESE (Lat. caseus)

cheese, See also:

BUTTER (Lat. butyrum, Gr. 0obrvpov, apparently connected with $ous, cow, and rvpbs, cheese, but, according to the New English Dictionary, perhaps of Scythian origin)

butter, See also:

ATTAR [or OTTO] OF ROSES (Pers. 'atar, essence)

attar of See also:

ROSES, WARS OF THE

roses, &c. Pottery and pipes are manufactured from See also:

clay obtained in the neighbourhood.

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