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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Page 17
... ridge of loose stones , the remains of an ancient wall , which ran in a straight line westward across the plateau , up the side of the valley , and over the summit of the hills in the distance . Our view towards the east was shut in by ...
... ridge of loose stones , the remains of an ancient wall , which ran in a straight line westward across the plateau , up the side of the valley , and over the summit of the hills in the distance . Our view towards the east was shut in by ...
Page 18
... ridge of Jebel Mâni'a terminates considerably to the right of this road ; but the plain for some distance to the south - east is diversified with low isolated ridges , intermixed with lofty conical tells , such as are common in all ...
... ridge of Jebel Mâni'a terminates considerably to the right of this road ; but the plain for some distance to the south - east is diversified with low isolated ridges , intermixed with lofty conical tells , such as are common in all ...
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... ridges of loose stones . These commence on the eastern side of the Liwa , now a narrow ravine , with precipitous rocky banks , and extend over the level plain as far as we could see . In the plain we could not see a single trace of ...
... ridges of loose stones . These commence on the eastern side of the Liwa , now a narrow ravine , with precipitous rocky banks , and extend over the level plain as far as we could see . In the plain we could not see a single trace of ...
Page 47
... ridge of Jebel Khiyârah extends nearly ten miles across it . On the south it has no natural boundary , as it runs unbroken far as the eye can reach even from the commanding heights of Sulkhad , on the southern brow of the Jebel Haurân ...
... ridge of Jebel Khiyârah extends nearly ten miles across it . On the south it has no natural boundary , as it runs unbroken far as the eye can reach even from the commanding heights of Sulkhad , on the southern brow of the Jebel Haurân ...
Page 60
... ridge , separating it from Wady Nimreh . On the south - west it declines gently toward Shuhba . This plateau is unrivalled for the fertility of its soil and the fineness of its wheat . A few hundred yards from Shuka we came to a square ...
... ridge , separating it from Wady Nimreh . On the south - west it declines gently toward Shuhba . This plateau is unrivalled for the fertility of its soil and the fineness of its wheat . A few hundred yards from Shuka we came to a square ...
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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