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SAGUNTUM
, now Sagunto or Murviedro, an See also:ancient See also:town The Ahaggar See also:plateau is not inferior to the See also:Alps la See also:area, but its in a fertile See also:district 0f eastern See also:Spain (Castellon de la Plana) I highest peaks do not greatly exceed 8000 ft
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They are believed
N. of See also:Valencia, See also:close to the See also:coast
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Its See also:history comprises to be volcanic like those of See also:Auvergne
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Upon their summits See also:snow 20 M
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Y comPr is reputed to See also:lie from See also:December to See also: Hannibal took it and passed on into ItalYThen we hear little Muidir plateau, which extends nearly east and west 200 m . North-east of the Ahaggar (in the direction of See also:Tripoli) is the Tasili more of it till at the opening of the See also:Christian era it appears of the Asjer (4000-5000 ft.), which runs for 300 m. in a N.E. to S.E. as a flourishing Romano-Spanish town with a Latin-speaking direction . South-east of the Tasili of the Asjer is a range of hills See also:population and the See also:rank of See also:municipium . This later prosperity known as the Tummo (or War) mountains . Still farther south is the lasted most of the See also:empire through, and is attested b See also:inscriptions mountainous region of See also:Tibesti (or TO, with an See also:average height of Y some 7000 ft., the volcanic See also:cone of Tussid rising to an estimated and ruins (notably a See also:theatre, demolished by See also:Suchet). height of 8800 ft . |
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