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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 376 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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TUN  , a

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town in the
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province of
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Khorasan,
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Persia, situated about 15o m . S. of
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Nishapur in 340 N., 58° 7' E., at an
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elevation of 1200 ft . The town, which has a
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population of 7000, is surrounded by a
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wall, 20 ft. in height, raised on a high rampart of mud . It has three
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gates, handsome bazaars,
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good caravanserais and numerous large gardens and
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fields producing
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opium,
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tobacco and
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cotton . Some
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silk is also grown .

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