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ASIR
Mohammed ibn Ali el Idrisi, Emir of the Principate of Asir, is dead. The news, several weeks old, has only just been received.
According to the National Geographic Society, Asir is the least known region in the world. At present without any distinct boundaries, Asir is situated on the west coast of Arabia, between Hedjas and Yemen on the Red Sea. It has a population of roughly one million.
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