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CHAP. VII.]
DISTRICTS OF KARKETIA.
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elsewhere are the ordinary vegetable productions and animals.
The population consists of 15,263 Tartars, 6542 Armenians,
1273 Greeks, 1205 Georgians, and 384 Germans, who are
occupied with agricultural and pastoral pursuits.
Karketia extends westward from Sheki to Kartelinia on Extent of
the Kur; and it has the crests of the Caucasus, with part 0 f Karketia -
the Lezgi country, on the north; its superficies is about 4800
square miles, and it contains two principal districts, Signakh
and Telav.
The former lies at the eastern side, and has Telav on the Signakh dis-
west, Djaro Belokane on the north, the territory of the 1 ™*'
Sultan of Elis on the east, and the Kur on the south and
south-east. Towards the north it is mountainous, and con
tains the summit ridge of the Caucasus, of which the most
elevated peaks are to the N.E.; but along the river Yori
there are extensive plains.
The climate of these plains is warm and unhealthy in
summer, and mild in winter; but a severe cold prevails in
the elevated districts. Mineral springs are found in the
country, and forest trees are abundant. Madder is cultivated,
in addition to other vegetable products. The population
consists of 49,371 Georgians, 6204 Armenians, with 1106
Tartars. Signakh, the capital, is fortified, but it is small,
and is neither well situated nor handsome.
Telav is the western portion, and it has the crests of the Soil, climate,
Caucasus on the north; on the east it has Signakh, and
on the west Duchet and Tiflis. To the S.E. the province
has mountains and forests; and again, towards the north,
there is a limestone range running parallel to the crests of
the Caucasus. The soil is a mixture of clay, chalk, and
black earth ; and the district is watered by the Alazani and
the Yori, with their numerous affluents. The climate of the
elevated districts is good; but fevers prevail in the lower
parts, near the banks of the Yori, where the temperature is
high. The forests, the vegetables, and the animals, resemble
those of the adjoining district. Telav contains 100 villages, and
it has a population of 48,286 Georgians, 6519 Armenians,
1388 Tartars, and 238 Wurtemburgers. The houses of the
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