Asben
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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After a thousand scenes of pillage, of vexation, and attacks by armed forces, their caravan arrived, in October, at the vast oasis of Asben.
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules
The last water we took up from the valleys of Asben had a milky hue, so that when the coffee was made of it, it looked like café au lait.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
There are many finer valleys than this in Asben, and were the trees not preserved, it would be a very barren, unlively spot.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
Amankee says the population of this country is very various, but the Tuaricks of Asben are the masters.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
They very naturally prefer their own fine valley in Asben to the stony, desert wilds of Hagars.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
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