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Bible Encyclopedias
Yuzgat
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the chief town of a sanjak of the same name in the Angora vilayet of Asia Minor, altitude 4380 ft., situated r05 m. E. of Angora, near the head of a narrow valley through which the Angora-Sivas road runs. The town was built. largely out of the ruins of Nefez Keui (anc. Tavium), by Chapan Oghlu, the founder of a powerful Dere Bey family. There is a trade in yellow berries and mohair. The sanjak is very fertile, and contains good breeding-grounds, upon which horses,, camels and cattle are reared. The population, about 15,000,.. includes a large Armenian community.
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Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Yuzgat'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/y/yuzgat.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Yuzgat'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/y/yuzgat.html. 1910.
