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Street in Masr El-Atîkah. The man in the foreground is selling water flavored with orange blossom., 1881

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Site of Ai. Its only name now is Et Tell, "the heap", 1881

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The large plane-tree, Damascus. It is nearly forty feet in circumference. A peasant and his plough are resting against it, and in its shade a carperter is working, steadying his bow saw with his naked foot., 1881

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The gate of Ptolemy Euergetes, Karnak. Showing the pylon of the Temple of Khons beyond. An avenue of rams leads up to this beautiful gate, which is the most gracely of all the structures at Karnak., 1881

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Wâdy Taiyebeh. "The valley of good" (water and pasture). Through this valley most probably the Israelites journeyed to their encampment by the Red Sea., 1881

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Ancient synagogue, Meirôn, situated on the top of an overhanging cliff, which was levelled artificially. Only the south front is now standing., 1881

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First glimpse of the Lebanon range from the south, with the ruined fortress of Hunîn and its clusters of one-storied houses in the foreground, 1881

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Traditional site of Bethphage, the house of figs, on the ridge which leads from the Mount of Olives to the hill above Bethany. Fig-trees grow by the wayside, and branches of the fig-tree border the picture, 1881

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Gateway to the Temple of the Sun, Ba'albek. It is twenty-one feet in width, and forty-two feet high. The modern masonry, which supports the displaced keystone, conceals the crested eagle carved upon its soffit., 1881

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The rocks at Sarâbít el Khâdim; and the temple enclosure. There are two temples, of different dates. The one not shown here is formed of two chambers excavated in the rock, having a walled continuation in front., 1881

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Taleil-el-Fûl, from Neby Samwil, generally regarded as the Gibeah of Saul., 1881

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One of the 'Tombs of the Memlûks.' On Mount Mukattam. In the foreground is the musattah, or camel-litter, ordinarily used by pilgrims., 1881

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Beit-'ur-el-Foka, on the site of upper Beth-Horon. In the distance the sandy line of coast and the Mediterranean Sea, 1881

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Remains of a crusading fort at Tantûrah. Its shattered tower is thirty feet in height. In the distance the village of Tantûrah appears, in the site of the ancient city of Dor., 1881

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North-west corner of the Haram esh Sherif, showing the highest minaret of the sanctuary, and the old Serai, which is now used as a state prison, 1881

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The Dôm palm. Groups of these eccentric-looking trees form a characteristic feature of the scenery of upper Egypt. They are not found south of the Thebaïd., 1881

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On the canal (El Khalîg). Ths water-way, which runs through Cairo, was formerly navigable at high Nile., 1881

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The Southern end of the Dead Sea from Engedi. Showing the peninsula called El Lisân (the tongue) which may easily be mistaken for an island., 1881

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Cliffs of the Sîk, Petra. Showing the western outlet of the great defile opposite to the rock-cut amphitheatre represented on page 216., 1881

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The plain of El Markhâ. This weary plain of flinty barenness slopes gently to the sea, the glare from which and from the limestone cliff is almost overpowering., 1881

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Wâdy Shellâl, "Vally of the Cataracts." This valley bears, both in name and aspect, ever trace of wintery cascades. It leads up to the pass of Nagb Buderah., 1881

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Jenîn, the ancient en Gannim, from the hill above the cemetery, showing one of the outfalls of the stream which traverses the town, 1881

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Looking towards Tyre from Nâkûrah. An old olive-tree in the foreground and a Muslim cemetary on the hillside., 1881

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'Anâta, on the site of Anathoth. There are the remains of ancient foundations here, and the quarries still supply Jerusalem with building stone, 1881

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Sarcophagi among the ruins of Kedesh Naphtali. The one in the foreground is a good example of a sarcophagus with two receptacles., 1881

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The Golden Gate of the Haram esh Sherif from the west. The Mount of Olives in the distance, 1881

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Hasrûn, a Maronite village of North Lebanon, on the summit of a precipice on the south side of the gorge of the Kashîda (the sacred river)., 1881

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A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protection from sun or rain. The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the commodious barbers' shops., 1881

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The tower at Ramleh. Said to be the minaret of a large mosque which once stood here. According to an Arabic inscription over the door, it was built in the year 1318. It is known as the White Mosque., 1881

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Cliffs and sculptured tablets. On the rocky promontory whoch projects far into the sea, south of Nahr el Kelb (Dog River), rising to the height of about one hundred feet., 1881

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The citadel from the "Tombs of the Memlûks." The Great Mosque of Mohammed 'Aly with is tall minarets and clister of somes dtands within the Citadel, and is the most conspicuous land-mark of Cairo., 1881

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View from Tell Hûm, with fishing-boat. There is no sign of any harbour having been constructed here, and in stormy weather it would be difficult to effect a landing at this spot, 1881

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Bâb Tûma, the Gate of Thomas. An inscription states that it was erected in A.H. 634 (A.D. 1237). It leads out of the city towards the north-east road, the caravan route to Aleppo and Palmyra., 1881

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Tombs and aqueduct, Wâdy Barada. Here the gorge intersects the central ridge of Anti-Lebanon; but as it makes a sharp turn, we only see a deep recess in the mountain-side dotted with tombs, 1881

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Jebel Tâhúneh, the "Mountiain of the windmill." Opposite Serbâl, on the north side of the Feirân valley. The ruined city Pheran, or Feiran, lies at its foot., 1881

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A silhouette on the Nile. A group of the slate colored buffaloes of the country being watered is one of the commonest sights on the Nile., 1881

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Convent of Mar Saba, from Brook Kedron, five hundred and ninety feet above the bottom of the ravine below, 1881

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Jebel Hammâm Farún. The hot springs bubble up at intervals from the sand, and also issue from several features in the rocks. The temperature of the water is 160º., 1881

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Lake Hûleh (Waters of Merom) from Hunîn, looking towards the south-east, with the uneven table-land of Jaulân (Gaulanitis) in the distance, 1881

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The chapel and grotto of Elijah, Jebel Músa. This gigantic cypress is one of the world-famous trees. In Niebuhr's time there were two of them., 1881

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The Tomb of David, the whole group of buildings is called Neby Daûd, which signifies the Sanctuary of the Sepulchre of the Prophet David, 1881

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'Anâta, on the site of Anathoth. There are the remains of ancient foundations here, and the quarries still supply Jerusalem with building stone, 1881

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The Nahr Leddân, an affluent of the Jordan. It joins the stream from Bâniâs four miles south of Tell el Kâdy, 1881

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The valley of the Kadîsha (the holy river), with distant view of the Mediterranean Sea and El Mîna (Minet Tarâbalus), the port of Tripoli, 1881

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Descent from Mount Sinai, Cosimo Rosselli, circa 1480

tables of the law with the golden calf by cosimo rosselli quattrocento

The Valley of the Tombs of the Kings. The interior of one of the tombs, dimly lighted by those torches wherewith travellers blacken and destroy monuments, is shown beneath., 1881

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Valley of the Jordan, from the Convent of St. John the Baptist, known also as Kasr-el-Yehûd, "the Jews' Tower", 1881

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The hills of Samaria from Sûlem, the ancient Shunem. Zerîn (Jezreel) appears upon the plain below, and in the foreground there is a characteristic example of the Cactus Opuntia (prickly pear) in blossom, 1881

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View of the Nile from the tombs of Beny Hasan. These grottos, the interior of one of which is also shown, were excavated by a single family of the time of the Twelfth Dynasty., 1881

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Mount Tabor from Nain, showing its south-western slopes, dotted with dwarf oaks, locust, arbutts, lentisk, and terebinth trees, 1881

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Caves in the Valley of Hinnom, east of Aceldama, 1881

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Well at the place of Elijah's sacrifice, and a view from the heights above it. Embracing a long line of the coast of the plain of 'Athlit, with a strip of blue sea beyond., 1881

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The Plain of El Raheh, Mount Sinai, David Roberts, 1839

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Fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. The lake contains many good kinds of fish, some of which, it is said, do not occur elsewhere except in tropical climates, 1881

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Convent of the Arba'in (of the forty), Wâdy Lejâ. The situation of this convent is most secluded and picturesque. The celebrated 'Moses' Rock' loses its claim to notoriety, if Rephidim be located in Wâdy Feirán., 1881

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Entrance to the chapel of the Tomb of the Virgin in the valley of the Kedron. The lizards on the sunny wall are thoroughly characteristic of the place, 1881

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'The street called Straight," it runs westward from the East Gate, dividing the Christian from the Jewish quarter. The Mohammedans call it "Sultan's Highway.", 1881

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Khan-ez-Zait, the great bazaar of the oil merchants, from the south, looking towards the street of the Damascus Gate, which is in full sunlight, 1881

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Tophet, the lower portion of the Valley of Hinnom. The village of Silwán on the right, and the south-east corner of the Haram wall on the left, 1881

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Beirût castle. Built by the Crusaders, but partly with materials which had been used for earlier structures, for there are many granite columns introduced transversely into the lower part of the walls., 1881

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Mount Tabor. Called by the Arabs Jebel et Tûr (mountain of light or purity), the name which they also give to the Mount of Olives, 1881

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The Jaffa Gate. The chief entrance to the city of Jerusalem, as it appears from within the city walls. The open space within the gate is used as a market-place., 1881

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A well in the plain of Philistia. Around it there were a few rudely formed cup-shaped stone water-troughs for the use of flocks and herds., 1881

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The Nile, from Luxor. The two women in the foreground wear the ordinary black burko', or veil, joined to the head-dress by a piece of cane placed between the eyes., 1881

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Tibneh, the site of Timnath. The home of Samson's wife , and the scene of his encounter with the young lion in the vineyard., 1881

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The Dier, Petra. An isolated building on a lofty eminence north-west of the valley of Petra. It faces Mount Hor., 1881

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Ancient copy of the Samaritan Pentateuch. In a silver-gilt case; it is protected by a red satin cover embroidered with inscriptions in gold thread, 1881

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The traditional tomb of Joshua, in the rock cemetary at Tibneh. In the niches of its walls pilgrims placed lighted lamps, and in their great number indicates that it was a highly revered shrine., 1881

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Nazareth from the south, now called En Nâsirah. The large building on the hill of Neby Sa'în is the English Orphanage for Girls, 1881

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The Valley of Pigeons (Wâdy el Hamâm). The bed of this picturesque valley runs towards the Lake of Tiberias just north of Mejdel, 1881

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Aqueduct, Râs el 'Ain. Of Saracenic origin, its slightly pointed arches are in many places almost concealed by luxuriant vegetation., 1881

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Mount Gilboa from Sûlem (Shunem). The northern extremity of the range of Jebel Fukû'a (Gilboa) is shown; the highest point is crowned by the sanctuary of Neby Mezâr. In the foreground a woman is spinning cotton, 1881

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Doorway of a side chapel of the temple of Edfû. After leaving this chapel the priestly procession ascended the winding stone staircase opposite, which conducts by a series of easy steps to the roof., 1881

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Sina Monastery and Cyrillus of Sina Ioannis Kornaros, Ioannis Kornaros, πριν το 1821

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Râs en Nâkûrah. The road over this headland, which has also been called the "Ladder of Tyre" has lately been greatly improved. South of it there is a spring called 'Ain Musheirifeh., 1881

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Ruins of an aqueduct east of Akka. The position of the stork is quite characteristic, as storks instinctively take possession of lofty deserted structures, where they may build their huge nests in safety., 1881

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Pools of Solomon. Now called El Burâk - the tanks. The castle above them is occupied by a few soldiers for protection against the Bedouins, 1881

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The necropolis of Asyût, consisting of ancient rock-tombs and a modern cemetary (to the right), approached from the town by a bridge over a canal which skirts the cultivated land., 1881

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Soba, from the Jerusalem Road. Two native ladies, mounted on asses and enveloped in large white cotton veils, calles izzars, are ascending the hill, 1881

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The Kûl'at ibn Ma'ân, on the north-west side of the Valley of Pigeons. This castle consists of caverns connected by passages; opposite to it stands Irbid, the ancient Arbela, 1881

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Chapel of the Nativity, in the crypt of the Church of St. Mary, Bethlehem. The star within the grotto on the left marks "the Place of the Nativity;" on the right is the Altar of the Adoration of the Magi, 1881

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Under the natural bridge, Lebanon. The stream, after passing under the bridge, descends the mountain-side through a glen like a huge fissure, and then dashes over a ledge of rock in sheets of foam., 1881

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The Wailing-Place of the Jews, the west wall of the Haram, or Sacred Enclosure. On Fridays, after four o'clock, Jews and Jewesses assemble here for prayer, and bewail the downfall of Jerusalem, 1881

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'El Maharrad,' Pharan (Feirân). These ruins are all that remain of the great church and old monastic establishment of Pharan. The Bedawin grow small patches of maize, bearded wheat, and tobacco about here., 1881

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The gate of victory. (Bâb-en-Nasr). The easternmost of the northern gates of Cairo. It was built in the reign of the Fâtimy khalif El-Mustansir, A.H. 480 (A.D. 1087)., 1881

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Râmat el Khulîl, the sight of Mamre. The camping place of Abraham. It is a little way to the right of the old Roman road to Jerusalem, and is also known as Beit Khulîl, "the house of Abraham.", 1881

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View of the great sea from Athlît. Through a large pointed arch, which is only held in position by the extreme hardness and tenacity of the cement used in construction of this fortress., 1881

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The stone gate halfway up Mt. Sinai LCCN2004672947

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Cliffs of Jebel Katarína. Of the three peaks of the Jebel Katarina cluster, Jebel Zebir is the central. Jebel Katarina lies half a mile to the north of it; and Jebal Abu Rumail a mile to the south., 1881

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Hot baths of Tiberias (Hûmmâm Tûbarîyeh), with the town of Tiberias and Khân Minyeh in the distance. The interior of the public bath is shown, with its pierced dome and marble pavement., 1881

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The Street of the Damascus Gate with a characteristic group of Bedouins outside a café on the left, a party of Turkish soldiers breakfasting, and on the right a group of dealers in fruit and vegetables, 1881

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The natural bridge of Akura. On front of a cavern from which issues a strem called the Neb'a Ruweis. a triburary of the Adonis (Nahr Ibrahim)., 1881

stone bridges orientalism

Pigeon rocks, Beirût. In the cliff from which these island rocks have broken away, there is an enormous cavern which can be entered by small boats., 1881

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The Horns of Hattîn (Kûrûn Hattîn). The summit of the eastern horn is a little circular plain; and the top of the lower ridge between the two horns is also level, 1881

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Remains of a synagogue at Kefr Beirim. The village of Beirim, with its remarkable ruins, stands on the summit of a peak north-west of Meirôn. Its present inhabitants are chiefly Maronites, 1881

picturesque palestine, sinai, and egypt (nypl scan)bar'am synagogue

'Ain el Weibeh, on the border of Edom, in the valley of El Jeib. The name signifies "hole with water.: Many authorities regard this now deserted place as the site of Kadesh Barnea., 1881

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The Arch of Triumph, Damascus. At the western side of the Great Mosque, as seen from a roof of a house in the Book Bazaar. When entire its width was eighty feet and its height seventy feet., 1881

arch at propylaeum at umayyad mosque orientalism

Tower of the castle at Caeserea. Built by the crusaders. It probably occupies the site of "Strato's tower," which was succeeded by the "Tower Drusus" of Herod., 1881

caesarea maritima in art orientalism

Safed, one of the four holy places of the Jews in Palestine; showing the Jewish quarter on the western and north-western side of the hill, just below the castle, 1881

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Subterranean labyrinth of Tell Sandannah (Beit Jibrin). Showing on of the numerous circular dome-shaped caverns, with its winding rock-cut stairway., 1881

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