Five Years in Damascus, Volume 2J. Murray, 1855 - Damascus (Syria) |
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... crossing it we reined up our horses in the midst of the caravan , now numbering several hundred camels . A scene of strange confusion here presented itself to our eyes , while a Babel of wild and discordant sounds fell upon our ears ...
... crossing it we reined up our horses in the midst of the caravan , now numbering several hundred camels . A scene of strange confusion here presented itself to our eyes , while a Babel of wild and discordant sounds fell upon our ears ...
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... crossed the dry bed of an ancient canal , which was apparently intended for the irrigation of the whole of this fine plain . It comes from Adalîyeh along the lower slopes of Mâni'a , and is probably a continuation of the canal that is ...
... crossed the dry bed of an ancient canal , which was apparently intended for the irrigation of the whole of this fine plain . It comes from Adalîyeh along the lower slopes of Mâni'a , and is probably a continuation of the canal that is ...
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... crossed the bed of a shallow wady with some water lying in pools ; and on its southern side a little fountain . Near the fountain are a few Arab tombs , with rough headstones ; but this is all that marks the final resting - place of ...
... crossed the bed of a shallow wady with some water lying in pools ; and on its southern side a little fountain . Near the fountain are a few Arab tombs , with rough headstones ; but this is all that marks the final resting - place of ...
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... crossed the plain by way of Deir ' Aly and Merjâny . His account corresponds with that given above . He copied two Greek inscriptions among the ruins ; they are not , however , of any historical importance , being simple me- 24 CHAP . X ...
... crossed the plain by way of Deir ' Aly and Merjâny . His account corresponds with that given above . He copied two Greek inscriptions among the ruins ; they are not , however , of any historical importance , being simple me- 24 CHAP . X ...
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... into wady Liwa , and crossed it diagonally to the eastern bank . Here having surmounted the gentle slope we rode along a rolling plain with occasional boulders of basalt and some rock - fields CHAP . X. 29 TO THE JEBEL HAURAN .
... into wady Liwa , and crossed it diagonally to the eastern bank . Here having surmounted the gentle slope we rode along a rolling plain with occasional boulders of basalt and some rock - fields CHAP . X. 29 TO THE JEBEL HAURAN .
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Abulfeda afterwards ancient Antilibanus appears Arab Argob Baalbek bank Barnett basalt Bashan Batanæa Bathanyeh beautiful Bedawîn border Bostra Bozrah building Burckhardt Busrah called caravan castle Christian columns crossed Damascus declivity Deir Der'a deserted distance door Druze east eastern eastward Edrei extends Fcap feet Gaulanitis Gilead glen Greek inscription half an hour Hamath heaps hills History Hît horses inhabitants Jabbok Jebel Haurân Josephus Kenath Kerioth Kunawât Kureiyeh latter Lejah Libanus lofty Mahmûd miles minutes Moab monument mosk mountains Mûsa nearly northern observed passed plain Portrait Post 8vo province ravine reached Reland Riblah ridge Ritter river road rocks rocky rode Roman round ruins Salcah Second Edition seen sheikh side 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
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