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revenue of over £20,000. Many of its inhabitants are nomadic Kurds and Lurs who pay little taxes. The plains are well watered and very fertile, while the hills are covered with See also:

rich pastures which sup- ' The word lut means See also:

BARE

bare, void of vegetation, arid, waterless, and has nothing in See also:

COMMON

common with the See also:

Lot of See also:

HOLY

Holy See also:

WRIT (O. Eng. gewrit, writ, from writan, to write)

Writ, as many have supposed.See also:

PORT

port large flocks of See also:

sheep and goats. The sheep provide a See also:

GREAT

great See also:

PART

part of the See also:

MEAT

meat See also:

SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply of See also:

Teheran. The province also produces much See also:

wheat and See also:

BARLEY (Hordeum sativum)

barley, and could supply great quantities for export if the means of transport were better.

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