“A” Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine, Including an Account of the Geography, History, Antiquities and Inhabitants of These Countries, the Peninsula of Sinai, Edom and the Syrian Desert: With Detaidescriptions of Jerusalem, Petra, Damascus and Palmyra, Volumen2J. Murray, 1858 - 652 páginas |
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Aleppo ancient Antilebanon Antioch Arab arch Argob Ba'albek bank Bashan Bazaar beautiful Bedawîn Beyrout border Bostra building built called castle centre centy Chalcis Christians church cliff columns Corinthian cross Damascus deep Der'a descend deserted distance door Druzes eastern Edrei erected fragments gate glen Greek inscription Hamath heaps Hermon hewn hill houses inhabitants Jebel Haurân Jerusalem Jordan Josephus Kenath khan king Kul'at Lebanon Lejah massive ment Moab modern mosk mountain Muslems Nahr northern ornamented Orontes Palestine Palmyra Pasha pass plain portico probably ravine reach remains Riblah rich ride ridge river road rock rocky Roman round route ruins Samaria Saracenic sculptured seen Shechem Sheikh side Sidon spot stands stones Strabo stream street summit Syria tain tell temple Tiberias tion tombs towers town Trachonitis traveller tribes Tyre valley village Wady walls whole wild winding