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in whose family it continued down to the peace the late province ofFranche Comte. It contains of Luneville, when it was given to France, but in mines of iron of a superior quality, mines of cop- 1815 it was transferred to Prussia. per and lead, and many quarries of black marble,
Juliatoion, p.v. Burlington Co. N. Y. jasper, and alabaster. It takes its name from
Tuliers, a small town of the Prussian states, in Mount Jura. Lons le Saulnier is the capital, the government of Aix-la-Chapelle, and formerly Jura, Mount, a chain of mountains which be-
capital of the preceding duchy; seated on the gins in the canton of Zurich, in Switzerland, ex- Roe r, 22 m. W. of Cologne. Long. 6. 25. E., tends along the Rhine into the canton of Soleure last. 50. 55. N. _ and the principality of Neufchatel, branches out
Juliusburg, a town of Prussian Silesia, with a toward the Pays de Vaud, separates that country castle, 4 m. N. of Oels. from France, and continues beyond the frontiers
Jumella, a town of Spain, in the province of of the Genevois as far as the Rhone. In the Murcia, 22 m. S. W. of Murcia. Pays de Vaud this chain forms many elevated al-
Jumiege, a town of France, in the department leys ; particularly one on the top of that part call- of Lower Seine, with a late celebrated Benedictine ed Mount Joux, which is watered bv two pictur- abbey ; seated on the Seine, 12 in. S. W. of Rouen, esque lakes, the largest called Joux, and the oth- Jummon, or Jumbo, a town of Hindoostan, er Brenet. These mountains have different capital of a flourishing district of the same name, names in different parts of their course in Svvi'z- which is governed by an independent Hindoo erland.
chief: it is a place of considerable trade, being Jussey, a town of France, in the department of
seated on the banks of a small river on the high Upper Saone, situate on the Amance, 17 m. N. road from Cashmere, to Dehli. 80 m. N. E. of W. of Vesoul.
Lahore. Jussy, a town of France, in the department of
Jumna, a river of Hindoostan, which rises in the Yonne, 5 m. S. of Auxerre. mountains of Serinaghur, flows S. E. by Dehli Justin, St., a town of France, in the department and Agra, and joins the Ganges at Allahabad. of Landes, 27 m. AV. of Condom.
Junagur, a town and fortress of Hindoostan, in Juierbock, a town of the Prussian province
Guzerat, 170 m. S. AV. of Amedabad. Long. 70. of Brandenburg, where in 1813 a battle was fought 33. E., lat 21. 43. N. between the French and the allies. It is seated
Juniata, r. a branch of the Susquehanna from on the Rohrbach, 13 m. N. E. of Wittenberg, the west. It rises by several head streams in Juthia. See Siam.
Bedford county, and joins the Susquehanna 10 Jutland, a province of Denmark, bounded on
m. above Harrisburg. Its banks are rocky and all sides by the sea, except towards the S., where precipitous, and the scenery aiong its coarse is its boundary is the duchy of Sleswick. The name very picturesque. Jutland, was formerly applied to the whole penin-
Juniata, a township of Perry Co. Pa. on the sula forming the mainland of the Danish domin- above river, 20 m. from Harrisburg. ions, but it is now confined to the northern part
Junius, ph. Seneca Co. N. Y. Pop. 1,581. ofthe peninsula, extending from 55. to 53. N. lat.
Junien, St., a town of France, in the depart- It is about 180 m. in length, and from 70 to 90 in ment of Upper Vienne, with manufactures of breadth; and is divided into four dioceses or dis- woolens, leather, hats, &c. It is seated on the tricts, each of which has a bishop and governor, river Vienne, 20 m. W. of Limoges. The prevailing religion is the Lutheran. The
Junkseilan, or Junkseylon, an island in the In- country is generally low, and, except the rocks dian Ocean, near the S W. coast of Siam, about on the E. coast, presents little picturesque scene- 60 m. long and from 10 to 20 broad. The soil is ry. In the E. are fine woods of oak, beech, fir, luxuriant, and it has a considerable trade in ivory &c. The middle part consists of heaths and and tin. The principal town, of the same name, moors, with some arable land : it affords good is situate on the N. part of the island, and has a pasture for oxen, sheep, and goats. The other harbour capable of receiving vessels of a moderate parts are fertile, and yield large crops of grain size. Long. 98. 0. E., lat. 8. 10. N. (principally rye,) which together with horses and
Jura, one of the western isles of Scotland, N. beavers, are annually exported to Sweden, Nor E. of the island of Islay, on the coast of Argyle- way, and Holland.- The air is cold, especially to shire. It is 26 m. long, and 7 broad, and is coiq- wards the North Sea, but the inhabitants arevig posed of huge naked rocks, piled one on another orous and robust. It is the only province of Den- m the utmost disorder. The mountainous ridges mark which contains useful minerals ; and even occupy the centre of the island, extending along here they are confined to iron, limestone, and its whole length, and terminating iii four moun- marble.
tains, called the Paps of Jura, which are of a con- Jyenagur, or Jyepour, a fortified town of Hin-
ic form and of stupendous height. The west side doostan, capital of a district of the pame name, of the island is uninhabited. The whole of the in the province of Agimere. It is a place of E. side forms a pleasing scene, and the coast is great wealth, being the staple for goods that are indented with bays and harbours. The only pro- brought from the neighbouring provinces ; and dncts are oats, barley, potatoes, and flax. A few is reckoned one of the handsomest and most reg- wild roes are still seen here. ular towns of Hindoostan. 120 m. W. by S. of
Jura, a ccpartinent of France, including part of Agra. Long. 75. 40. E., lat. 26.56. N.
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K ADHEMA, a sea-port of Arabia, in the prov- bay of the gulf of Persia, 170 m. N. by W of L&cli vmce of Bahrein. The inhabitants are chiefly sa. Long. 47. 36. E., lat. 28 40. N employed in the pearl fishery. It is seated on a Kafr aria. See Caffraria.
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