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VIEWS FROM A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
#26 - TEHERAN, PERSIA
Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1891
Lithographer: Joseph P. Knapp
  
Illustrations: Teheran; Persian Gentleman; Persian Soldiers; Woman of
Persia; A Country House
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Left section:
GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
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| TEHERAN, PERSIA. |
| Teheran, the Capital of
Persia, lies about seventy miles
south of the Caspian Sea, in a
flat and stony plain at the foot
of the Elburtz mountains, which
rise in Mt. Demavend, 22,000 feet
above the sea level. The Palace
of the Shah comprises a city in
itself, and since his residence
was established there, in 1796,
Teheran has materially increased
in size. It has a brisk trade in
carpets, cotton and linen goods,
shoes, hats, etc. The population
varies greatly from winter to
summer, as the Shah and the
wealthier citizens leave the city
during the intense heat of
summer. There are four principal
thoroughfares leading from the
city gates to the
"Arka" or Citadel. The
city is surrounded by an outer
ditch and wall thrown out on each
side beyond the ancient limit.
Between the gates is the
gas-lighted Tôp Maidan, in the
centre of which is a large
reservoir. Water is freely
supplied to the town by means of
underground canals from the near
mountain ranges. |
| In the
hot season, the representatives
of Western powers move out to the
slope of a mountain range north
of Teheran--the English residents
to Gullak, a village about seven
miles from the city. The
prominent feature at this point
is the finest of the Persian
mountains, Demavend. |
| The
population of Teheran is divided
among Jews, in very large
proportion, Europeans, and Gabrs
or Parsis, a remnant of the old
Fire Worshippers. |
| The
King's Mosque is worthy of note,
also the "Mosque of the
King's Mother," the former
having a handsome enameled front.
Public baths abound, but
Europeans use only those of the
Armenian, being forbidden access
to Mahommedan baths; a matter in
which Persians are more rigid
then even the Turks. The heat of
mid-day during a greater part of
the year is so great as to oblige
one to travel at night. Rain
never falls during the entire
season from April to December. |
| Population, 210,000. |
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