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KARAMIT', a town of Afiatic Turkey, in the pro¬ 
vince of Natolia : thirty miles eaft-fouth-eafi of Maori, 
and thirty-three weft-fouth-weft of Satalia. 
KARAMU'SAL, a town of Afiatic Turkey, in Nato¬ 
lia, on a bay of the Sea of Marmora : thirty-fix miles 
north- north-eaft of Burfa. 
KA'RAN, a town of -Africa, in Benin, where there is 
a manufacture of tine cloth. 
KARANGU'TAH, a mountain of Little Bukliaria : 
feventy miles fouth-weft of Aotum. 
K AR ANiKAL'L \, a town of Africa, in the kingdom 
of Kaarta ; ten miles weft of Kernmoo. 
KARANSE'BES, a town of Hungary, on the Temis : 
thirty-eight miles eaft-fouth-eaft of Temifwar, and thirty- 
eight north of Orlova. 
KARASBAG', a town of Perfian Armenia: 174 miles 
eaft-lbuth-eaft of Erivan. 
KARASIT'ZA, a river of Sclavonia, which runs into 
the Drave twelve miles north-weft of Ezfek. 
KA'RASM. See Charasm, vol. iv. 
KARASU', a town of Afiatic Turkey, in Caramania : 
100 miles fouth-eaft of Yurcup. 
KARASU', or Karansu', a river of Perlla, wdiich 
lifes in the north-weft part of the province of Irak, and 
runs into the Tigris near Balforah. In the latter part of 
its courfe it is fcmetlmes called Khorrenabad, or Kurre- 
tnabad. It was anciently called Eulaus and Choafpes. 
KARASU', or Kor'emoz, a river of Afiatic Turkey, 
Which riles near Kafarieh, in Caramania, and runs into the 
Euphrates near Ilija. 
KARASU', or Mes'to, a river of European Turkey, 
which empties itfelf into the Egean Sea ten miles eaft of 
Cavaia, ill the province of Romania. 
KARASU' AVO'GLI, a town of Perfia, in the pro¬ 
vince of Aderbeitzan : fix miles north-weft of Tabris. 
KARASU' BASAR', a town of Ruffian Tartary, in 
the interior of the Crimea, feated in a low plain. The 
following account of it is given by Pallas, who vifited this 
quarter in the year 1794. “On account of the adjacent 
cretaceous mountains, the place is exceffively hot in the 
fummer; as, on the contrary, during the winter, and af¬ 
ter heavy rains, it is filthy beyond defcription; the latter 
inconvenience is farther increafed by the confluence of 
feveral rivulets, and of the canals conducted through the 
town, for the purpofe of irrigation. Notwithftanding 
thefe circumftances, and the great want of potable water, 
the inhabitants of Karafu Baiar are not, in any remark¬ 
able degree, expofed to difeafes; though we obferved 
among them few perfons of a healthy complexion. The 
ftreets, like thofe in all Tartar towns, are narrow, irregu¬ 
larly built, and moftly lined with the walls of enclofed 
premifes. Some tolerable dwelling-houfes, the large mer¬ 
cantile halls raifed with ftone, and the metlhets, together 
with their turrets, contribute to give a refpedtable appear¬ 
ance to this city ; which exhibits the moil advantageous 
view on defcending towards it by the fouthern road, down 
the mountains along the banks of the Tunas. Karafu Ba¬ 
far contains twenty-three Tartar metlhets; three churches, 
one of which belongs to the Armenian catholics; and a 
fynagogue. There are'farther, in this place, twenty-three 
khans, or mercantile halls, of various fizes; three hundred 
and ten booths or (hops; twenty-three coffee-rooms; and 
rune hundred and fifteen dweiling-houfes. In the town, 
together with its neighbourhood, are feven mills, turned 
by different ftreams. The principal warehoufe forthedif- 
penfation of medicinal drugs throughout the Crimea, has 
been transferred hither from Yenikale fince the year 1796; 
it occupies a convenient houfe, with an excellent garden 
adjoining; which formerly were the property of general 
de Rofenberg. On the banks of the rivulet Tunas, above 
the town, a palace was erefted for the late emprefs ofRuf- 
fia ; but it was fubfequently granted to .prince Belborod- 
ko, together with the adjacent lands; and has fince been 
rebuilt by Lambro Katfhone. The number of male inha¬ 
bitants fettled at Karafu Bafar does not exceed fifteen 
Itundred ; among whom are nearly one thoufand Tartars; 
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upwards of two hundred Jews, chiefly Talmudifts; a fimi- 
lar proportion of Armenians, of whom lefs than one half 
are Catholics; about one hundred Greeks; and a few 
Ruffians. Befides, there are rather more than two thou¬ 
fand females ; and the ftrangers of different nations, fucli 
as Greeks, Armenians, Italians, Jews, and Ruffians, may 
be computed at about two hundred individuals, in ad¬ 
dition to thefe ih on Id be mentioned the handfome regi¬ 
ment of dragoons quartered in this town ; and for whole 
accommodation, barracks and itables have been built in 
the fuburbs. As the commercial intercourfe between Ka¬ 
rafu Bafar and the neighbouring villages is very brilk, 
every commodity may be purchaled at a cheaper rate than 
in other markets of Crim-Tartary. Artifans and manu¬ 
facturers have eftablifhed thenffelves here in considerable 
numbers. The principal among them are tanners of mo¬ 
rocco and other kinds of leather, wax and tallow chand¬ 
lers, foap-boilers, potters, brick and tile makers, and 
fmiths. The place is amply fupplied with fruit and ve- 
tabies, not only from the adjacent orchards and gardens ; 
but the former productions, in particular, are likewile 
brought hither in abundance from the mountainous parts, 
and fold at reafonable prices. Grapes are, during the au¬ 
tumn, fo plentiful, that many inhabitants, Specially the 
Jews, advantageoufly exprels the juice, and convert it 
into wine; for which purpofe they employ veffels hewn 
out of the folid lime-ftone. Cattle of every kind are 
brought to the weekly markets in fuch numbers, as to in¬ 
duce the proprietors to difpofe of them at a moderate 
rate. Many buildings are here erected ot unburnt bricks, 
which are caft in moulds of a tolerably large iize. Thus 
houfes may be raifed more expeditioufly, and at a lefs ex¬ 
pence, than thofe conftrufted with loam and ftravv ; a me¬ 
thod that occafions unneceifary trouble and lofs of time. 
In proportion as fuch bricks are expofed to the atmo- 
fphere, the walls built of them become progreffively more 
folid and durable. Since the Ruffians made themlelves 
matters of the Crimea, the vaft Tartar cemeteries have, 
both here and in other towns, nearly been diverted of their 
tomb-ftones; rnoft of which, being hewn, have been em¬ 
ployed in the ereftion of dwellings. This has particu¬ 
larly been the cafe with thofe found in the vicinity of 
Karafu Bafar. Laftly, the country, fttuated between 
Great and Little Karafu, affords an excellent lime-ftone, 
for building and various other purpofes ; as the calcareous 
beds are in a manner caff into large mafles, whence co¬ 
lumns and fquares of almoft any dimenfion may be hewn 
out of a Angle block.” 
KARAS'ZA, a river of Hungary, which runs into the 
Danube at Vipalanka. 
KA'RAT, a town of Arabia, in the province of Oman; 
190 miles fouth-weft of Mafcat. 
KAR'ATAS, f. in botany. See Bromelia. 
KARATCHIN', a Ruffian oftrog, in the peninfula 
of Kamtlchatka : fifty miles from Bolcheretlkoi. 
KARATO'PE, a town of Chinefe Tartary, in the 
country of Hami: thirty miles weft of Hami. 
KARATSHUK', a mountain of Turkeftan, fituated to 
the north-eaft of Taraz. 
KARATSI'RIM, a town of Curdiftan: forty mile? 
fouth-eaft of Kerkuk. 
KARATU'IN, a town of Perfia, in the province of 
Irak : forty miles north-eaft of Nehavend. 
KARATUNK', or Car'ytunk, a plantation or village 
of the American States, in Lincoln county, diitrift of 
Maine, coniifting of about twenty families, or 103 inha,- 
bitants. It is the uppermoft on Kennebeck River, four¬ 
teen miles north of Brookfield. 
KARAUL'NOI, a town of Ruffia, in the government of 
Kolivan, on the Enifei: fixty miles fouth of Krafnoiarfk. 
KARAVUN', a town of Hindooftan, in Dowab : forty 
miles weft of Pattiary. 
KAR'BENING, a town of Sweden, in Weftmanland : 
thirty miles north of Stroemlholm. 
KAR'BY, a town of Sweden, in Weft Bothnia: twenty 
miles north of Lulea. 
KAR'CARA, 
