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HAMID AND TEKEH.
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which represents Polybotum. 1 This portion of the country
represents Phrygia Paroreius, as the preceding part of the
district does the south-western side of Phrygia-Major, with
a portion of Pisidia, and it is the most elevated portion of
Asia Minor. The present inhabitants are of that mixed de
scription which prevails throughout the peninsula, amongst
whom the nomadic Kurds and Turkomans hold a prominent
place: but according to Herodotus, the Phrygians were bar
barians, and the most ancient of all people. 2
Hamid extends from Afiyum-Kara-hisar southward to the Lakes of
district of Tekeh and the Taurus, having Aidin and Mentesha ami '
on the west. It is separated from the latter Pashalik by the
chain of Baba Tagh; and it is watered on this, or the western
side, by the Kopli-su, the Banas Chai, and other affluents of
the river Mendereh. Near the eastern side of the district is
the extensive and beautiful lake of Egerdir, 3 which now
unites with that of Hoiran to the north ; and farther west is
the lake of Ascania, in the midst of beautiful scenery. 4
The government is intrusted to a Vaivodeh, who resides in its principal
Isbartah, a well-built town, interspersed with gardens and 0WI1S '
watered by numerous streams. 5 In addition to places of in
ferior note, Hamid contains the towns of Yalobach, Antioch,
Buldur, and Egerdir, with its castle, and it is picturesquely
situated at the southern extremity of the lake of that name.
This district represents nearly the whole of Pisidia, together
with the south-western extremity of Phrygia; and it contains
numerous ancient sites, such as Ishekli (Eumenia), Dineir (or
Celense, afterwards Apamea Cibotis), i 01ou Burlu (Apollonia),
Pambuk Kal'eh (Hierapolis), Eski-hisar (Laodicea), 6 and
Tekeh extends from the last -mentioned district to the sea-
1 Leake's Asia Minor, pp. 37, 53.
8 Lib. I., c. cxlii.; lib. V., c. lix.
8 Mr. W. J. Hamilton's Journey in Asia Minor, Vol. VII. Part I., p. 58, of
the Royal Geographical Journal.
4 Fellowes's Journal in Asia Minor, 1838, p. 160.
5 Ibid., p. 163.
6 Mr. W. J. Hamilton's Journey, &c., Vol. VII. Part L, p. 58 to 60.
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