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 12
... rock itself crops up over the soil in many places . The hills and the whole valley of the ' Awaj , from hence to Hîjâny , are composed of this species of rock . The junction of the limestone and trap in the plain is marked by a straight ...
... rock itself crops up over the soil in many places . The hills and the whole valley of the ' Awaj , from hence to Hîjâny , are composed of this species of rock . The junction of the limestone and trap in the plain is marked by a straight ...
Page 13
... rock . In Jebel el - Aswad are large quarries , from which are brought the black stones so much used in paving and building in the city . Turning round the eastern extremity of these hills we came suddenly in sight of Nejha . On our ...
... rock . In Jebel el - Aswad are large quarries , from which are brought the black stones so much used in paving and building in the city . Turning round the eastern extremity of these hills we came suddenly in sight of Nejha . On our ...
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... rocks . Dark clouds hung over it , and added to the gloomy aspect of this forbidding region . Night soon closed around us , and , as dark clouds covered the whole heavens , we could not distinguish objects even at the distance of a few ...
... rocks . Dark clouds hung over it , and added to the gloomy aspect of this forbidding region . Night soon closed around us , and , as dark clouds covered the whole heavens , we could not distinguish objects even at the distance of a few ...
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... rock , were sufficient indications of the nature of the road . We had not proceeded far among the rocks when a halt was called , and a consultation held among the leaders of the caravan whether we should proceed at once , or wait for ...
... rock , were sufficient indications of the nature of the road . We had not proceeded far among the rocks when a halt was called , and a consultation held among the leaders of the caravan whether we should proceed at once , or wait for ...
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... rocks and fissures , made locomotion somewhat difficult . I thought of dismounting , but my horse had long ago demonstrated that his vision was sharper , and his steps surer , than my own ; so I kept a firm seat , and fol- lowed as ...
... rocks and fissures , made locomotion somewhat difficult . I thought of dismounting , but my horse had long ago demonstrated that his vision was sharper , and his steps surer , than my own ; so I kept a firm seat , and fol- lowed as ...
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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