Five Years in Damascus: Including an Account of the History, Topography, and Antiquities of that City : with Travels and Researches in Palmyra, Lebanon, and the Hauran, Volume 2John Murray, 1855 - Damascus (Syria) |
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... Syria , in 1849 , it was my desire , whenever opportunity should offer , to visit and explore the interesting district comprehended in the ancient provinces of Batanæa , Auronitis , and Trachonitis . This district is now inhabited by a ...
... Syria , in 1849 , it was my desire , whenever opportunity should offer , to visit and explore the interesting district comprehended in the ancient provinces of Batanæa , Auronitis , and Trachonitis . This district is now inhabited by a ...
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... Syria before an opportunity occurred of carrying out my intention with regard to the Haurân . I was hindered in part by the calls of duty , and in part by the disturbed state of the country ; yet still my desire remained strong as ever ...
... Syria before an opportunity occurred of carrying out my intention with regard to the Haurân . I was hindered in part by the calls of duty , and in part by the disturbed state of the country ; yet still my desire remained strong as ever ...
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... part of the night , and also as an illustration of the state of affairs on the borders of the desert . 2 Travels in Syria , p . 214 . VOL . II . C About two years ago a large caravan , composed of CHAP . X. 25 TO THE JEBEL HAURAN .
... part of the night , and also as an illustration of the state of affairs on the borders of the desert . 2 Travels in Syria , p . 214 . VOL . II . C About two years ago a large caravan , composed of CHAP . X. 25 TO THE JEBEL HAURAN .
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... Syria . His countenance is mild , and the expression of his features very pleasing . A soft voice , and gentle but easy and dignified manners , suffi- ciently indicated the character we had heard of him - that of a man humane ...
... Syria . His countenance is mild , and the expression of his features very pleasing . A soft voice , and gentle but easy and dignified manners , suffi- ciently indicated the character we had heard of him - that of a man humane ...
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... Syria . ' Mr. Barnett and I copied all we could find , and succeeded in obtaining some which Burckhardt had overlooked . The latter I will here insert . The first is from a stone over the door of the sheikh's house . It merely records ...
... Syria . ' Mr. Barnett and I copied all we could find , and succeeded in obtaining some which Burckhardt had overlooked . The latter I will here insert . The first is from a stone over the door of the sheikh's house . It merely records ...
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank basalt Bashan Batanæa Bathanyeh beautiful Bedawîn border Bostra Bozrah building Burckhardt Busrah called caravan castle Christian church columns crossed Damascus declivity Deir Der'a deserted distance door Druze east eastern eastward Edom Edrei extends Fcap feet Gaulanitis Gilead glen Greek inscription half an hour Hamath heaps hills History horses houses inhabitants Jabbok Jebel Haurân Josephus Kenath Kerioth Kunawât Kureiyeh latter Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmûd miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Mûsa nearly northern observed passed plain Plates Portrait Post 8vo province ravine reached Riblah ridge Ritter road rocks rode Roman round ruins Salcah Second Edition seen sheikh side sketch slope soil spot stones Sulkhad summit Suweideh Syria tell temple Third Edition towers town Trachonitis Travels in Syria tribe village visited Vols wady walls whole wild Woodcuts Zedad