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Place descriptions -PAYAS


Maunsell, F.R.

Military report on Eastern Turkey in Asia. vol.IV Middle Euphrates Valley. Country from the Gulf of Alexandretta towards Erzurum and Bitlis. Compiled for the Intelligence Department. War Office, 1904


Other place descriptions in Maunsell 1904

AdanaAdıyaman (Hisnimansur)AntakyaAntep (Gaziantep)ArapkirÇemişgezekDiyarbakırElbistanErganiHacin (Saimbeyli)Haleb (Aleppo)Harput & Elazığ (Mezre)Hozatİskenderun (Alexandretta) • KarataşKemahKemaliyeKiğıKilisKozan (Sis)MalatyaMaraş (Kahramanmaraş)MardinMazgirtMersinMidyatNusaybinPaluPayasPolat •  PülümürRas-el-Ain (Ceylanpınar) •  ŞamşatSilvanTarsusUrfa (Şanlıurfa) •  ViranşehirZeytun (Süleymanlı)

To see all places described by Maunsell on a map, see here (pop-up, large screen preferable)