. Europe and other continents . s arebuilt to store it. An additional supply is obtained by condens-ing the steam made from boiling sea water. Mecca, a Turkish city about fifty miles from the sea, issacred to all Mohammedans. It was here that Mohammedwas born, and every Mohammedan is supposed to make apilgrimage to it at least once during his lifetime. Most ofthese pilgrims come by sea, and every year the city, as wellas the roads leading to it, are crowded with them. Persia. — Like Arabia, Persia is an elevated table-landwith large tracts of desert and salt steppes of little or nouse to man.
. Europe and other continents . s arebuilt to store it. An additional supply is obtained by condens-ing the steam made from boiling sea water. Mecca, a Turkish city about fifty miles from the sea, issacred to all Mohammedans. It was here that Mohammedwas born, and every Mohammedan is supposed to make apilgrimage to it at least once during his lifetime. Most ofthese pilgrims come by sea, and every year the city, as wellas the roads leading to it, are crowded with them. Persia. — Like Arabia, Persia is an elevated table-landwith large tracts of desert and salt steppes of little or nouse to man. The arid climate prevents the formation oflarge rivers ; but the rains and snows of the parallel Fig. view among the Arabian mountains. PERSIA 375 mountain ranges permit some irrigation in the broadvalleys. There is so little rainfall, however, and evapora-tion is so rapid during the hot, dry summer, that waterfor irrigation is often led from the mountains in under-ground tunnels. Why are tunnels preferable to ditches ?. Fig. view of a part of Aden from the city water tanks. The main farm products are tobacco, wheat, barley,cotton, and opium. Much silk is also produced, and rosesare cultivated for the manufacture of attar of roses. Theprincipal agricultural portion is near the Caspian Sea,where there is sufficient rainfall for crops and also forextensive forests on the mountain slopes. Among the 376 ASIA mineral deposits is the precious stone turquoise ; but thereis little mining. Along the coast of both Arabia andPersia precious pearls and pearl shells are found. Nearly two million Persians belong to nomadic tribes ( and 266) which roam about the desert, dwelling in tents,and herding goats, sheep, and other animals. There is noextensive manufacturing, but the Persians, like the Turks, dosome very beautiful hand weaving, as, for example, shawls andrugs. Their carving and inlaid metal and wood work are alsowonderfully artistic.
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