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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... province of Batanca identified --- Deserted towns Druze horsemanship- Visit to Shuka , the ancient Saccaa - ing ruins C · Ancient churches - Errors in map of Berghaus - - Position of Săfă- Wady Liwa - Visit to Shuhba Causes of the Druze ...
... province of Batanca identified --- Deserted towns Druze horsemanship- Visit to Shuka , the ancient Saccaa - ing ruins C · Ancient churches - Errors in map of Berghaus - - Position of Săfă- Wady Liwa - Visit to Shuhba Causes of the Druze ...
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... PROVINCES OF BASHAN . The kingdoms of Sihon and Og - tified - Provinces of Bashan - The boundary of Gilead and Bashan iden- GAULANITIS Its southern border Gerasa and Arbela of Abila Jaulân identical with Gaulanitis - - • The mountains ...
... PROVINCES OF BASHAN . The kingdoms of Sihon and Og - tified - Provinces of Bashan - The boundary of Gilead and Bashan iden- GAULANITIS Its southern border Gerasa and Arbela of Abila Jaulân identical with Gaulanitis - - • The mountains ...
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... provinces of Batanæa , Auronitis , and Trachonitis . This district is now inhabited by a mixed population of Christians , Druzes , and Muslems . Little is known of their character and habits ; and no attempts have ever been made to ...
... provinces of Batanæa , Auronitis , and Trachonitis . This district is now inhabited by a mixed population of Christians , Druzes , and Muslems . Little is known of their character and habits ; and no attempts have ever been made to ...
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... provinces whose names are among the earliest found in Scripture history , it will not be thought strange that I should linger amid their ruins , and investigate monuments that date back to the age of the patriarchs and prophets . And if ...
... provinces whose names are among the earliest found in Scripture history , it will not be thought strange that I should linger amid their ruins , and investigate monuments that date back to the age of the patriarchs and prophets . And if ...
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... provinces , and a few of the sites of ancient cities . The researches of the antiquarian in this country are greatly aided by the similarity between the present and the prim- eval languages . Names of places are thus , in many instances ...
... provinces , and a few of the sites of ancient cities . The researches of the antiquarian in this country are greatly aided by the similarity between the present and the prim- eval languages . Names of places are thus , in many instances ...
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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