Akershus

See Aggershus. in Akhal Tekke (ä'khäl tek'ke). An oasis central Asia, north of Persia, inhabited by Turkomans, annexed by Ru ia in 1881. is traversed by the Trans cas pian railway. It Akhalzikh (ä-khäl-zēkh′). Atown in the government of Tiflis, Caucasus, Ru ia, about lat. 41° 40′ N., long. 43°1′ E. It is the ancient capital of Turkish Georgia, and was captured by the Ru ians under Pas kevitch, Aug. 27, 1828. A Turkish attack upon it was repulsed in March, 1829, and near it a Ru ian victory was gained Nov. 26, 1853. Population (1891), 16,116. Akhi ar (ä-khis-sär'). A town in Asiatic Turkey, the ancient Thyatira, about 58 miles northeast of Smyrna. Population (estimated), 10,000. Akhi ar (in Albania). See Kroia . Akhlat (äkh-lät'). A town in the vilayet of Erzrum, Asiatic Turkey, on Lake Van about lat. 38° 45′ N., long. 42° 13' E. Near it are the ruins of the ancient Khelat. Akhmim (äkh-mēm′), or Ekhmim (ekh-mēm'), A town in Egypt, the ancient Khemmis or Panopolis, on the east bank of the Nile between A iut and Thebes. It was the seat of the cult of Ammon Khem, and its ancient necropolis was discovered by Maspero in 1884. Population (1897), 27,953. Akhtuba (äkh'tö-bä). An arm of the Volga, which branches from the main stream near Tsaritsyn, and flows parallel with it to the Caspian Sea. Akhtyrka (äkh-tēr'kä). A town in the government of Kharkoff, Ru ia, about lat. 50°18′