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The natural bridge, Lebanon. It is called in Arabic "Jisr el Hajr" (The Bridge of Stone). It spans the chasm through which flows the Neb'a el Lebban (Fountain of Milk), one of the sources of the Nahr el Kelb (the Dog River).
The gorge of the Lîtâny. The precipices are in some places nearly one thousand feet in height. The banks are overgrown with sycamores, myrtles, and various shrubs, and eagles build their nests in the inaccessible cliffs.
The chasm of Neb'a el Lebban. Just above the Natural Bridge (Jisr el Hajr).
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Showing the Cliffs in the Rocks. Toll Bridge in the distance.
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The Great Johnstown Flood. Debris above Stone Bridge. Stereoscope card.
The large stone in the quarry, Ba'albek called the Hajr el Hûbla. It is sixty-eight feet four inches in length. On the under side it is cut away all round, remaining attached to the bed of the rock in the middle along its entire length.
El Kûweh, the natural bridge over the Lîtâny. It is formed of a number of fallen rocks, which have left a passage of about one hundred feet in height for the stream below
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el kuweh
woodward john douglas 1846 1924 artist
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new york public library
Date
1881 - 1883
Contributors
Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Author
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), Artist
Measom, A., Wood engraver
Location
New York
Source
New York Public Library
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