Historically the people of Hunza cultivated and grazed areas to the north, and the Mir claimed those areas as part of Hunza's territories.

Historically penal colonies have often been used for penal labour in an economically underdeveloped part of a state's ( usually colonial ) territories, and on a far larger scale than a prison farm.

Historically, krais were vast territories located along the periphery of Russia, since the word krai also means border or edge, i. e., a place of the cut-off.

Historically, in the British Empire ( most of which would become the Commonwealth ) High Commissioners were envoys of the Imperial Government appointed to manage protectorates or groups of territories not fully under the sovereignty of the British Crown, while Crown colonies ( which were British sovereign territory ) would normally be administered by a Governor and the most significant possessions, large confederations and the independent Commonwealth Dominions would be headed by a Governor-General.

Historically this strategy was used in many different ways by empires seeking to expand their territories.

Historically speaking, Kowloon Peninsula refers to the ceded territories of Kowloon in 1860 as part of the Convention of Peking, but geographically it covers the entire Kowloon south of the mountain ranges of Lion Rock, Kowloon Peak and other hills.

Historically, a distinction was made between the so-called major sovereign territories, comprising the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and the minor sovereign territories, referring to a number of smaller enclaves and islands along the coast.

Historically, when the Asiatic Lion was prolific, the territories of lions and tigers did overlap and there are legends of ligers existing in the wild.

Historically, the term " unorganized territory " was applied to an area in which there was no effective government control of affairs on a day-to-day basis, such as the former U. S. territories where the government exerted only transient control when its forces were actually present.

Historically, the phrase Indian country referred to areas, regions, or territories beyond the frontier of settlement that were inhabited primarily by Native Americans.

Historically, territories south of Boundary Street ( known as Kowloon and Stonecutter's Island ) were ceded from Qing China to Britain in 1860 by the Convention of Peking.

Historically the people of Hunza cultivated and grazed areas to the north of the Karakoram, and the Mir of Hunza claimed those areas as part of Hunza's territories.

Historically, they comprised three territories: the Northern Lau Islands, the Southern Lau Islands, and the Moala Islands.

Historically, the coast around Königsberg in Prussia was the world's leading source of amber.

Historically the major means of transportation has been by boat around the coast in summer and by dog sled in winter, particularly in the north and east.

Historically part of the parish of St Margaret in the county of Middlesex, the name Westminster was the ancient description for the area around Westminster Abbey – the West Minster, or monastery church, that gave the area its name – which has been the seat of the government of England ( and later the British government ) for almost a thousand years.

Historically, during the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate established bugyō-ruled zones ( 奉行支配地 ) around the nine largest cities in Japan, and 302 township-ruled zones ( 郡代支配地 ) elsewhere.

Historically, most of the developments have occurred around the town's two major thoroughfares: New York Route 7 and New York Route 2, known locally as Hoosick Road and Brunswick Road, respectively.

Historically, the town grew around the Royal Mansion that King Gustav Vasa had built in the 16th century.

Historically, the economy of Willard centered around agriculture, with fruit crops being the major product.

Historically, Nejd itself has been divided into small provinces made up of constellations of small towns, villages and settlements, with each one usually centered around one " capital ".

Historically, this program accepted students from institutions from around the world, and included graduates attending Oxford, Cambridge, The London School of Economics, and The London Conservatory, and was Stanford's Honor Program in England until its transfer to The University of Evansville.

Historically, there has been debate around the turn of previous decades, centuries, and millennia.

Historically a part of Cumberland, the area around Workington has long been a producer of coal, steel and high-grade iron ore.

Historically a part of Cumberland, the area around Workington has long been a producer of coal, steel and high grade iron ore.

Historically, landfills have been the most common methods of organized waste disposal and remain so in many places around the world.

Historically, they were used for fishing and transport in the coastal waters around Cape Cod, Narragansett Bay, New York and New Jersey.

Historically, public space in the west has been limited to town centres, piazzas, church squares, i. e. nearly always engineered around a central monument, which informs the program of the space.

Historically, there have been differences in systems of succession, mainly revolving around the question of whether succession is limited only to males, or if females are also eligible to succeed.

According to the 2009 – 2013 Manual, " Historically, Nazarene global ministry has centered around evangelism, compassionate ministry, and education.

Historically a part of Cheshire, Altrincham was established as a market town in 1290, a time when most communities were based around agriculture rather than trade, and there is still a market in the town today.

Historically part of Lancashire, Bootle's economy has been centred around the docks and their associated industries for decades.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Allerton has a number of large houses in the prestigious Calderstones Park area, with mainly 1930s semi-detached housing around the shopping area of Allerton Road.

Historically, Enfield was a collection of small communities spread around the royal hunting grounds of Enfield Chase.

Historically the dividing line between Okanogan County and Kittitas County, the river has been in the center of Chelan County since the county's formation around 1899.

Historically a muezzin around the world would recite the adhan or call to prayer by the minarets so people around the mosque could hear him.

Historically, it was the name for all the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea, including the eastern parts of lake Mälaren, belonging to Svealand.

Historically, the settlement was at the western end of the Stony Lake, but development now encircles much of the lake shore.

Historically within the county of Westmorland, it is situated at the head of Windermere, England's largest lake.

Historically, most of the territory was under Lake Texcoco, but over the colonial period into the 20th century, the lake dried up and today the area is completely urbanized.

Historically, outflow from the lake was by sheet flow over the Everglades, but most of the outflow has been diverted to dredged canals connecting to coastal rivers, such as the Miami Canal to the Miami River, the New River on the east, and the Caloosahatchee River ( via the Caloosahatchee Canal and Lake Hicpochee ) on the southwest.

Historically within the former county of Cumberland, the lake is now within the county of Cumbria.

Historically, Paralimni was built on the shores of a shallow lake, which filled with water only in the wintertime.

Historically the lake was a fjord, connected to the Kattegat, but the land to the northwest rose after the last Ice Age locking the waters in and creating the lake.