Palestine and Syria: Handbook for Travellers

afterwards Aleppo ancient apse Arabian Arabs arches ascend Baalbek Bâb bazaar Beduîns Beirût Bêt Bethlehem brook building called castle cavern cent chamber chapel Christ Christians church cisterns columns comp contains cross Crusaders Damascus Dead Sea Dêr descend district dragoman Egypt Ehden Engedi entrance erected extended farther Frank Mountain gate Greek handsome Hebron height hewn hill horses houses inhabitants inscription Israelites Jebel Jericho Jerusalem Jews Jordan Josephus journey Kerak khân king Korân leads Lebanon lies Maronites mentioned Mohammed monastery mosque mountains Muslims Nahr numerous Palestine pass path period Petra piastres pilgrims plain portal possession preserved probably reach ride rises road rock Roman route ruins Saladin sarcophagi Sepulchre side Sidon situated slope spring stones street Syria Temple Tiberias tomb tower town tradition traveller tribes Tripoli Turkish valley vaulted village Wâdy wall Yâfa