It is still the most important trade centre in eastern Asia Minor.
It is as much Asia or Africa as New England.
There are also several Albanian settlements in European Turkey and Asia Minor, some founded by military colonists who received grants of land from successive sultans, others owing their origin to enforced migrations after insurrections in Albania.
He also pointed out reasons for accepting a division of the land into three continents - Europe, Asia and Africa.
In 1813-14 Rich spent some time in Europe, and on his return to Bagdad devoted himself to the study of the geography of Asia Minor, and collected much information in Syrian and Chaldaean convents concerning the Yezidis.