1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TABRIZ, the capital of the province of Azerbaijan in Persia, situated in the valley of the Aji Chai, " Bitter River," at an elevation of 4400 ft. in 38° 4' N., 46° 18' E. Based on a census taken in 1871 the population of Tabriz was in 1881 estimated at 165,000, and is now said to be about 200,000. The popular etymology of the name Tabriz from tab = fever, rtz = pourer away (verb, rikhlan = poWL away, flow; German rieseln?), hence "fever-destroying," is erroneous and was invented in modern times. It is related that …
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- Vol. 26, pp. 341-341