1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ARDEBIL. or ARDABIL. chief town of a district, or subprovince, of same name, of the province of Azerbaijan in northwestern Persia, in lat. 38° 14' N., and long. 48° 21' E., and at an elevation of 4500 ft. It is situated on the Baluk Su (Fish river), a tributary of the Kara Su (Black river), which flows northwards to the Anus, and in a fertile plain bounded on the west by Mount Savelan, a volcanic cone with an altitude of 15,792 ft. (Russian triangulation), and on the east by the Talish mountains (9000 ft.). Ardebil…
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