The city is the centre of a population of about one hundred thousand, and stands on a lofty hill, looking to the distant range of the Taurus on the south, and scores of villages on the intervening plain.

Northward, across the eastern branch of the Euphrates, is the still loftier range of the Anti-Taurus; while the distant horizon to the east and west is shut in by mountains.
Arabkir was occupied for several years by Messrs.

Clark, Pollard, and Richardson, but in 1865 was included in the Harpoot field.[1] [1] Mr.Wheeler's _Ten Years on the Euphrates_.
Geghi is about ninety miles from Harpoot, in the direction of Erzroom.

It was visited by Mr.Peabody and Mr.Bliss in 1848 and 1851.

Mr.Peabody found the Vartabed of the place and ten of the people deeply interested in reading the Scriptures.