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 2Murray, 1855 - 372 pages |
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... Position - Errors in map of Berghaus Visit to Shuhba Causes of the Druze war -- 1 and tyranny of Turkish rulers Ruins of theatre , temples , & c . Extinct crater Identification of site - - hills Mourning for the slain in battle Princes ...
... Position - Errors in map of Berghaus Visit to Shuhba Causes of the Druze war -- 1 and tyranny of Turkish rulers Ruins of theatre , temples , & c . Extinct crater Identification of site - - hills Mourning for the slain in battle Princes ...
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... position Its modern name 264 --- Extent and boundaries . Where situated 266 Identical with Trachonitis and the Lejah 268 Not included in Bashan Its ancient name and history — Its modern name and position 272 CHAPTER XVI . TOUR IN ...
... position Its modern name 264 --- Extent and boundaries . Where situated 266 Identical with Trachonitis and the Lejah 268 Not included in Bashan Its ancient name and history — Its modern name and position 272 CHAPTER XVI . TOUR IN ...
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... Position of Săfă- Wady Liwa - Visit to Shuhba - Causes of the Druze war and tyranny of Turkish rulers - Ruins of theatre , temples , & c . - Extinct crater - Identification of site- Princes of Shehâb - Terraced hills - Mourning for the ...
... Position of Săfă- Wady Liwa - Visit to Shuhba - Causes of the Druze war and tyranny of Turkish rulers - Ruins of theatre , temples , & c . - Extinct crater - Identification of site- Princes of Shehâb - Terraced hills - Mourning for the ...
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... position now gave him full power with the sword . Nothing could exceed the quickness of the horse in these movements , and the admirable precision with which the feint was executed . The horses appeared to enter as much into the spirit ...
... position now gave him full power with the sword . Nothing could exceed the quickness of the horse in these movements , and the admirable precision with which the feint was executed . The horses appeared to enter as much into the spirit ...
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... position , I walked eastward over immense heaps of fallen stones , the only remains of huge piles of building . I soon came to a large and imposing structure , and entered it over the broken wall behind . It was evidently at one time a ...
... position , I walked eastward over immense heaps of fallen stones , the only remains of huge piles of building . I soon came to a large and imposing structure , and entered it over the broken wall behind . It was evidently at one time a ...
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank Barnett basalt Bashan Batanæa Bathanyeh beautiful Bedawîn beside border Bostra Bozrah building Burâk Burckhardt Busrah called Canatha castle Christian columns crossed Damascus declivity Deir Der'a deserted distance door Druzes east eastern eastward Edhr'a Edom Edrei erected extends Fcap feet Gaulanitis Gilead glen Greek inscription half an hour heaps Hebrân hills Hît horses inhabitants Jabbok Jebel Haurân Kenath Kerioth Kunawât Kureiyeh Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmûd Manasseh miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Mûsa nearly northern observed passed plain Post 8vo province ravine reached Reland Riblah ridge Ritter road rocks rocky rode Roman round rugged ruins Salcah Second Edition seen sheikh sheikh's house Shuhba side slope soil southern spot stones Sulkhad summit Suweideh Syria tell temple town Trachonitis Travels in Syria tribe village visited Vols wady walls whole wild Woodcuts