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TCHERPLINSKOI, a fortrefs of Ruflla, in the go- 

 vernmeiit of Uplia, on the Ural; 124 miJes E. of Oren- 

 burg. 



TCHERTCHI, a town of Thibet; 20 miles S.W. of 

 Harachar. 



TCHERTOVSKA, a town of Ruffia, in the govern- 

 ment of Irkutftc ; 32 miles S.W. of Kireiifk. 



TCHERVLENA, a fortrefs of RufFia, in the govern- 

 ment of Caucafus, on the Malka ; 64 miles E. of Eiiatc- 

 rinograd. 



TCHESKAIA, a gulf or bay in the Frozen ocean, on 

 the N. coaft of Ruffia. N. lat. 66° 50' to 77° 40'. E. 

 long. 45° to 47°. 



TCHESUCHINSKOI, afortrefsof Ruflia, onthebor- 

 ders of China ; 104 miles S.W. of Nertchinfk. 



TCHE-TAN, a river of China, which runs into the 

 Tom, 12 miles W. of Yeou. 



TCHE-TCHEOU Hotun, atownof ChinefeTartary, 

 in the country of Hami ; 983 miles E. of Peking. N. lat. 

 40° 29'. E. long. 94° 21'. 



TCHETIRDAGH, a mountain of the Crimea, the 

 Trapezius of Strabo, the height of which Pallas flatcs to 

 be about 1200 feet, and Dr. Clai'ke fays, that it does not 

 exceed 1 300 feet ; though the rapidity of its rife from the 

 coail about Alufta makes its elevation appear to be much 

 greater. Almoil the whole of the Crimea may be feen from 

 ]t& fummit in clear weather. The higher parts of this 

 mountain exhibit a mafs of lime-done, very compaft and of 

 a grey colour. Its ancient name, Trapezius, was probably 

 derived from the table- fonn of its iummit. The lower 

 diftridt is covered by groves impenetrable to the rays of the 

 fun. 



TCHEUISKOI, a town of Ruffia, in the government 

 of ToboKk, on tlie Oby ; 48 miles N.N.E. of Kohvan. 



TCHEVTZA, a river of Ruffia, which runs into tlic 

 Viatka, near Slobodfkoi, in the government of Viatka. 



TCHIATAM, a town of Thibet; 510 miks E. of 

 Lalfa. N. lat. .28° 3'. E. long. 99° 20'. 



TCHICOU, a town of Cores; l8 miles S.S.E. of 

 I^ong Kouang. 



TCHICSE, a town of Thibet ; 12 miles E. of Latac. 



TCHICTAMA, a town of Thibet ; 15 miles N.E. of 

 Pi-tchan. 



TCHIEIN, a town of Ruffia, near the ftraits which fe- 

 parate the continent of Afia from America. N. lat. 65" 40'. 

 E. long. 188' 24'. 



TCHIGLING, a river of North America, which runs 

 into the Frozen fea, oppofite to the ifland of Chichitfi. 



TCHIKIRI, a river of Chinefe Tartary, which runs 

 into the Amur, 15 miles N. of Saghalien Oula Hotun. 



TCHILINSKOI, a town of Ruffia, in the government 

 of Irkutflc, on the Ingoda ; 60 miles E. of Doroninik. 



TCHILLDIR Mountains, a name whicJi is given to a 

 very high ridge, formed by fomc branches of mount Cauca- 

 fus, which taking an oppofite direftion of thofe known by 

 the name of the " Mountains of Ccraunii," pafs towards 

 the S. and S.W., crofs Ahgaz and Mingrelia, and encircle 

 the Euxine to the E. and S.E. Thefe unite in the above- 

 named high ridge on the northern frontier of Immerctia, 

 and again open into the Turkifh province of Akifha. 

 Here they aflume the appellation of Tchilldir, and would 

 appear to feparate into three branches, the mod northern 

 of which follows in a S.E. line the banks of the Cyrus, and 

 ultimately produces an immenfe range, which running pa- 

 rallel with the Cafpian, feparates Irak from Ghilan and Ma- 

 25anderan, and to the N. of Meflied is loil in the dcferts of 



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Khoraffan. In tjie neighbourhood of Sultnnea and Caz- 

 wecn this range receives the name of Khai Caucafan, and in 

 the vicinity ot Tehraun it is called Elbourz. The middle 

 ridge of the Tchilldir mountains, under the denomination 

 of the Moffian iiills, traverfcs the province of Georgia, and 

 bounds on the N. tlic dehglitful plain of Erivan. It then 

 enters tlic Ruffian diftriifts of the Karabaug and Karadaug, 

 and gradually finks into the plains of Mogan. The laR and 

 mod fouthern branch of the Tchilldir mountains, bending 

 to tiie S. and E., paflfes the town of Kars, and forms a 

 junftion with mount Taiu-us. Kinneir's Mem. of the Per- 

 fian Empire. 



TCHINDAT TuRiiKUEVSKOi, a fort of Ruffia, in the 

 government of Irkutik ; 72 miles S. of Nertchinflc. 



TcmtiDAT Turuiue'vjia, afortrefsof Ruffia, in tlie go- 

 vernment of Irkut(]< ; 80 miles S.W. of Nertchinlk. 



TCHINEH, a town of Afiatic Turkey, iR Natolia ; 

 15 miles W.N.W. of Moglah. 



TCHING, a city of China, of the fecond rank, in Ho- 

 nan ; 382 miles S. of Peking. N. lat. 33° 49'. E. long. 

 1 14° 38' — Alfo, a city of China, of the fecond rank, in 

 Ho-nan ; 340 miles S.S.W. of Peking. N. lat. 34° 50'. 

 E. long. I 13° 29'. 



TCHI-NGAM, a city of China, of the fecond rank, 

 in Sc-lchuen ; 780 miles S.W. of Peking. N. lat. 28° 32'. 

 E. long. 107° 4'. 



TCHING-CANG, a city of Chma, of the fecond rank, 

 in Yun-naii ; 1302 miles S.W of Peking. N. lat. 24° 12'. 

 E. long. 99° 16'. 



TCHING-CHAN, a town of Corea ; 30 miles S.S.E, 

 of Ou-tchuen. 



TCHING-HE, a town of Corea ; 30 miles N.N.E. of 

 Kang-tcheou. 



TCHING-HIANG, a city of China, of the fird rank, 

 in Se-tchuen ; 910 miles S.W. of Peking. N. lat. 27° 18'. 

 E. long. 104° 26'. 



TCHING-KIANG, a city of China, of the firft rank, 

 in Kiang-nan, on the fouth fide of the river Yang-tfe. ■ This 

 is not one of the largeil cities of the pro'/ince, for it is not 

 above a league in circumference, and has authority over only 

 tliree cities of the tliird clafs, but it is one of the mod con- 

 fiderable for its fituation and commerce ; it is the key of the 

 empire towards the fea, and is alfo a fortrefs, where there 

 is alfo a ftrong garrifon ; the walls are above 30 feet in height 

 in feveral places. The dreets of the city and fuburbs are 

 paved with marble ; 470 miles S.S.E. of Peking. N. lat. 



32° 14'. E. long. 1 1 8^ Si' A'fO' = city of China, of the 



fird rank, in Yun-nan ; 1082 miles S.S.W^. of Peking. . N. 

 lat. 24° 44'. E. long. 102° 40'. 



TCHING-NING, a city of China, of the fecond rank, 

 in Koei-tchcou ; 1017 miles S.S.W. of Peking. N. lat. 

 26° 3'. E. long. 105-23'. 



TCHING-TCHEOU, a city of China, of the firft 

 rank, in Hou-quang. This city is fituated on an angle 

 made by two rivers ; the country is watered by a great num- 

 ber of Ijrooks, which make the vallies exceeding fruitful ; it 

 is very full of mountains, which yield plenty ofquick-filver, 

 lapis lazuh, and grcen-dones for painting. There arc alfo 

 mines of filver and gold. The people who inhabit the moun- 

 tains aie not fo polite as the red of the Chinefe ; on the 

 contrary, their rude and favage manners make them to be 

 looked upon as barbarians. The didrift of this city con- 

 tains one of the fecond order, and nine of the third ; 765 

 miles S.S.W. of Peking. N. lat- 28° 23'. E. long. 

 109'' 40'. — Alfo, a city of the pro\-ince of Kiang-nan, 

 fituated near the canal through which all barks going from 

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