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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... el - Kelb - Its sources visited The great natural bridge The temple of Venus at Apheca Source of the river Adonis — Adventure with the Metāwely - - Scenery of Wady Kadīsha - The View from the summit CONTENTS OF VOL . II .
... el - Kelb - Its sources visited The great natural bridge The temple of Venus at Apheca Source of the river Adonis — Adventure with the Metāwely - - Scenery of Wady Kadīsha - The View from the summit CONTENTS OF VOL . II .
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... the right bank of the river , a few miles higher up , contrast strongly with the dark sides and summits of Mani'a that tower over them . This fine valley is almost a desert now , and the population is СНАР . Х. 13 TO THE JEBEL HAURAN .
... the right bank of the river , a few miles higher up , contrast strongly with the dark sides and summits of Mani'a that tower over them . This fine valley is almost a desert now , and the population is СНАР . Х. 13 TO THE JEBEL HAURAN .
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... river . A cold wind , accompanied by a drizzling rain , now began to blow in our faces ; so , wrapping our cloaks around us , and mounting our impa- tient horses , we descended the tell , and galloped across the rich meadow - land to ...
... river . A cold wind , accompanied by a drizzling rain , now began to blow in our faces ; so , wrapping our cloaks around us , and mounting our impa- tient horses , we descended the tell , and galloped across the rich meadow - land to ...
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... river - side at 1.50 , and our road led us nearly due south over a fertile plain , but altogether un- cultivated . At 2-10 , seeing a ruin on the top of a tell about half a mile on the left , we galloped up to it , and discovered it to ...
... river - side at 1.50 , and our road led us nearly due south over a fertile plain , but altogether un- cultivated . At 2-10 , seeing a ruin on the top of a tell about half a mile on the left , we galloped up to it , and discovered it to ...
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... river , where he was informed were many statues . It occurred to me that this might probably be the spot , and , having told my companions so , we agreed to send our servants direct to the city , while we turned aside with Mahmūd to ...
... river , where he was informed were many statues . It occurred to me that this might probably be the spot , and , having told my companions so , we agreed to send our servants direct to the city , while we turned aside with Mahmūd to ...
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank basalt Bashan Batanęa Bathanyeh beautiful Bedawīn 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 Haurān Josephus Kenath Kerioth Kunawāt Kureiyeh latter Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmūd miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Mūsa 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