Word: gashgai
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...insignificant in the face of time as the humble lizard that darts to hide in the crevices of that cyclopaean wall." The storied gardens of Shiraz were a disappointment, but the taxis were flower-decked, and Author Sitwell caught a nocturnal glimpse of the annual migration of the Gashgai tribe, 400,000 men, women and children moving 7,000,000 head of cattle to summer pasture 15,000 ft. above sea level. Jerusalem's Mosque of Omar was "more beautiful than St. Mark's in Venice." The glories of Istanbul burst over Author Sitwell as he caught...
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