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BRAHILOW

Volume 5 · 72 words · 1842 Edition

or in Turkish Ibrahil, a city on the northern bank of the Danube, in the province of Wallachia, in European Turkey. It has a strong citadel to defend the passage over the river, which is here divided into several branches. The trade of the place is considerable, both in corn and in preserved sturgeon. It is said to contain, besides the garrison, 12,500 inhabitants. Long. 27. 49. E. Lat. 44. 56. N.