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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: HIG-HOR |
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HILLAH , a town of Asiatic Turkey, in the pashalik of Bagdad, 6o m. S. of the city of Bagdad, in 32 28' 35" N., 44 48' 401" E., formerly the capital of a sanjak and the residence of a mutasserif, who in 1893 was transferred to Diwanieh. It is situated on both banks
bridge
district
population , which includes a large number of Jews , varies from 6000 to 12,000. The town has suffered much from the periodical breaking of the Hindieh dam and the consequent deflection of the waters of the Euphrates to the westward, as a result of which at times the Euphrates at this point has been entirely dry. This deflection of water has also seriously interfered with the palm groves, the cultivation of which constitutes a large part
Nebuchadrezzar
north
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