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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... seen and attacked by some Kurdish irregulars . In self - defence they fired upon their assailants , and killed the Kurdish chief . At length , overpowered by numbers , some being slain and a few wounded , they were led back prisoners to ...
... seen and attacked by some Kurdish irregulars . In self - defence they fired upon their assailants , and killed the Kurdish chief . At length , overpowered by numbers , some being slain and a few wounded , they were led back prisoners to ...
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... seen it from Tell Abu Yazîd some three months before . There were the white tents , and the smoke of the camp - fires wreathing overhead . I had understood that the soldiers had been removed to Damascus at the commencement of the rainy ...
... seen it from Tell Abu Yazîd some three months before . There were the white tents , and the smoke of the camp - fires wreathing overhead . I had understood that the soldiers had been removed to Damascus at the commencement of the rainy ...
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... seen urging their animals onward with increased speed to join their companions . At this place , in fact , the proper march commenced , and order must henceforth be kept — the safety of all , we were informed , depended upon this . We ...
... seen urging their animals onward with increased speed to join their companions . At this place , in fact , the proper march commenced , and order must henceforth be kept — the safety of all , we were informed , depended upon this . We ...
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... seen the hollow fireplaces , and oblong level spots , surrounded with rough stones , which always mark the favourite encampments of the Bedawîn . The spot is well chosen , and much frequented during the proper season . The water is ...
... seen the hollow fireplaces , and oblong level spots , surrounded with rough stones , which always mark the favourite encampments of the Bedawîn . The spot is well chosen , and much frequented during the proper season . The water is ...
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... seen hundreds of them in their places even when other parts of the building were mere masses of ruin . The first apartment we entered in this house was 20 feet long , 12 wide , by about 10 high . From it Stone Door . a low door opened ...
... seen hundreds of them in their places even when other parts of the building were mere masses of ruin . The first apartment we entered in this house was 20 feet long , 12 wide , by about 10 high . From it Stone Door . a low door opened ...
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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