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Aintab

British  
/ aɪnˈtɑːb /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1921) of Gaziantep

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Both places were anxious for the location, and set forth their claims with much ability, but the decision inclined in favor of Aintab.

From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Anderson, Rufus

Aintab, scarcely known by name five years before, numbered more Protestants than even the metropolis, and was becoming one of the most interesting missionary stations in the world.

From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Anderson, Rufus

From Aintab it is two short days' journey to the Euphrates.

From By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Jebb, Louisa

Constantinople, Smyrna, Broosa, Trebizond, Erzroom, and Aintab, were already occupied as stations.

From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Anderson, Rufus

The Female Boarding-school at Aintab was commenced under the care of Miss Proctor in 1861, with eight pupils.

From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Anderson, Rufus

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