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'Ayún Músa. From this spot one probably commences the real desert journey.

'Ayún Músa. From this spot one probably commences the real desert jou...

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Gulf of Suez, looking out from 'Ayún Músa. These complicated wheels and spars are a mixture of Egyptian shádoof and sâkiyeh (water-wheel), by which the precious water is raised from the wells.

Gulf of Suez, looking out from 'Ayún Músa. These complicated wheels an...

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Ayun Musa. The Wells of Moses, Wilderness of Tyh, The Holy land, Syria...

Ayun Musa. The Wells of Moses, Wilderness of Tyh, The Holy land, Syria...

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Wâdy Amârah. Of Wâdy Amârah, some forty miles away from Ayún Músa, Professor Palmer says, 'There is no other water but this (at Bir Abu Suweirah, twelve miles distant) in or near Wâdy Amârah.' A proof that this wâdy is not to be identified with the Marah of the Bible.

Wâdy Amârah. Of Wâdy Amârah, some forty miles away from Ayún Músa, Pr...

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Under the palms, 'Ayun Músa. 'It is a strange spot- this plot of tamarisks' (and palms) 'with its seventeen wells - literally an island in the desert and now used as the Richmond of Suez- a comparison which chiefly serves to show what a place Suez itself must be!' -- (Stanley)

Under the palms, 'Ayun Músa. 'It is a strange spot- this plot of tamar...

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Sand-storm in the desert. The dreaded khamseen (wind and sand storm) very frequently overtakes the traveller in the region between 'Ayún Músa and Wâdy Amârah. Dean Stanley, Neibhur, Miss Martineau all encountered it here.

Sand-storm in the desert. The dreaded khamseen (wind and sand storm) v...

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