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URATEPE

Volume 21 · 46 words · 1860 Edition

URATEPE, or OKA TURE, a town of Independent Turkestan, Bokhara, 90 miles N.E. of Turkestan. It is enclosed by high walls and a moat; and contains regular streets, earthen houses, and a number of mosques. The inhabitants carry on an important trade with Russia and Khokan.