Khoi

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 421–422

Khoi, a town in the Persian province of Azerbaijan, on the highway between Erzeroum and Tabriz, which lies 75 miles to the SE. Here Selim I. defeated the Persians in a great battle in 1514. The surrounding district, which is a fertile plateau, yields grain, fruit (especially mulberries), and cotton. Pop. 25,000.

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