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street called Straight, Damascus [first title page]

street called Straight, Damascus [first title page]

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Mosquée El-Hakem (minaret et ruines).

Mosquée El-Hakem (minaret et ruines).

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The most easterly source of the Jordan, Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). This place has justly been called a Syrian Tivoli. The cliff is of ruddy limestone mingled with basalt. On a platform of the rock stands the wely of Sheikh Khidr (Saint George)

The most easterly source of the Jordan, Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). Th...

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The Mosque of Sabunîyeh, Damascus, built of course of black basalt and white limestone

The Mosque of Sabunîyeh, Damascus, built of course of black basalt and...

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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.

The Arch of Triumph, Damascus. At the western side of the Great Mosqu...

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Bâb Shurky (East Gate), Damascus, an ancient Roman portal with three arches. The central and southern ones are now built up; the northern arch, now in use, is concealed by the Saracenic Gate, at right-angles with it. The Great Mosque can be seen in the distance.

Bâb Shurky (East Gate), Damascus, an ancient Roman portal with three a...

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Mosque of suburb of el Meidan near cemetery, Damascus, Syria

Mosque of suburb of el Meidan near cemetery, Damascus, Syria

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Minar Ali, Ispahan. - An open book with a picture of a mosque in the background

Minar Ali, Ispahan. - An open book with a picture of a mosque in the b...

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Entrance to Damascus, by the road through the Merj, or meadow, west of the city. The large building on the right, with its many domes and two slender minarets, is the Tekîyeh, or hospital for pilgrims, built by Sultan Selim I in A.D. 1516.

Entrance to Damascus, by the road through the Merj, or meadow, west of...

Outer wall, Damascus. The reputed place where St. Paul was let down

Outer wall, Damascus. The reputed place where St. Paul was let down

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The Jordan at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). Bâniâs is merely the Arabic pronunciation of the ancient Panias of the Greeks and Romans. In the foreground is a peasant carrying a plough.

The Jordan at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). Bâniâs is merely the Arabic ...

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The citadel, Damascus. A large oblong structure surrounded by a moat. There are twelve projecting towers, two of which are shown above. In the foreground there is a café, in the upper balcony of which a turbaned player holds up a winning card exultingly.

The citadel, Damascus. A large oblong structure surrounded by a moat....

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Dama Turca de Damasco - Egypt, Israel

Dama Turca de Damasco - Egypt, Israel

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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

Khan-ez-Zait, the great bazaar of the oil merchants, from the south, l...

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Bowers on the housetops at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). The present village consists of fifty or sixty houses. In summer-time the inhabitants sleep in their bowers, nearly every house being provided with one or two.

Bowers on the housetops at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). The present vil...

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Kubbet el Khazneh (Dome of the Treasures), Damascus. In the west part of the court of the Great Mosque. It is said to contain ancient books and other relics which are held sacred.

Kubbet el Khazneh (Dome of the Treasures), Damascus. In the west part...

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Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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A street in Damascus. - Engraving, Public domain image

A street in Damascus. - Engraving, Public domain image

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The Jews of Damascus find a large jug inscribed with the Muslim profession of faith (shahâdah) and try to destroy it, but they are unsuccessful.

The Jews of Damascus find a large jug inscribed with the Muslim profes...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Birds eye view of Damascus, with part of Mount Lebanon

Birds eye view of Damascus, with part of Mount Lebanon

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City walls : a. exterior of the north wall of the city, east of Damascus Gate; b. exterior of the north wall of the city, east of Damascus Gate

City walls : a. exterior of the north wall of the city, east of Damasc...

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Ceasarea Philippi (Banias)

Ceasarea Philippi (Banias)

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Jehoshaphat: Ist & IId stations of the "Street of Pain"; 158 Arch of "Ecce Homo"; IIId station of the "Street of Pain"; Ve station; View from mosque, Damascus; 411 Convent Cophte, IXe station

Jehoshaphat: Ist & IId stations of the "Street of Pain"; 158 Arch of "...

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Banias, Grotte de Pan., Voyage d'exploration a la Mer Morte...

Banias, Grotte de Pan., Voyage d'exploration a la Mer Morte...

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The gorge of the Bûrada (Abana), through which the new French road approaches Damascus. At the outlet of this gorge the stream is divided into seven branches, two of which supply the fountain in the city, and the rest are used to irrigate the fields and gardens.

The gorge of the Bûrada (Abana), through which the new French road app...

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The Mohammedan day school in the Shoemakers' Bazaar. The pupils are seated on the floor of a shop, each holding a wooden tablet, on which the lesson is written; and they intone it together, rocking themselves to and fro all the while

The Mohammedan day school in the Shoemakers' Bazaar. The pupils are s...

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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.

The large plane-tree, Damascus. It is nearly forty feet in circumfere...

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Gate of Damascus, Jerusalem, The Holy land, Syria...

Gate of Damascus, Jerusalem, The Holy land, Syria...

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Porte de Damas. = The Damascus gate.

Porte de Damas. = The Damascus gate.

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Distant view of Damascus

Distant view of Damascus

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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

The Street of the Damascus Gate with a characteristic group of Bedouin...

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Distant view of Damascus, Israel

Distant view of Damascus, Israel

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The tomb of Saladin, Damascus. This mausoleum, which is just outside the north-west corner of the Great Mosque, is jealously guarded, and it is difficult to gain access to it. The south-western minaret of the Great Mosque can be seen through the archway.

The tomb of Saladin, Damascus. This mausoleum, which is just outside ...

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Views within the city : a. ancient gateway at the Damascus Gate; b. portion of an old arch at the s.w. end of the bazaars

Views within the city : a. ancient gateway at the Damascus Gate; b. po...

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Sacerdote armenio - Damasco, Asia Minor

Sacerdote armenio - Damasco, Asia Minor

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Rivers of Damascus. - Engraving, Public domain image

Rivers of Damascus. - Engraving, Public domain image

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Gold and Silver Smiths' Bazaar, Damascus. A large nearly square court; the blackened roof is supported by arches and massive piers. It is so noisy that sales are often effected by means of signs. The man in the foreground holds up three fingers to show that he will sell a certain article for three pieces of money, the buyer (a veiled woman) offers two.

Gold and Silver Smiths' Bazaar, Damascus. A large nearly square court...

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Bridge in the Shoemakers' Bazaar, Damascus. A camel and a little group of people can be seen through the grated window, passing over the bridge. In the foreground there is a pleasantly situated café.

Bridge in the Shoemakers' Bazaar, Damascus. A camel and a little grou...

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Greek inscription on an ancient and disused doorway of the Great Mosque. In the south wall; it can only be seen from the roof of the Silversmiths' Bazaar. The words are, "Thy kingdom, O Christ, is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations."

Greek inscription on an ancient and disused doorway of the Great Mosqu...

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Makbaret Bâb es Saghîr (Burial-Ground of the Little Gate). Tradition says that two of the wives of Mohammed were interned here. A modern domed structure marks the spot.

Makbaret Bâb es Saghîr (Burial-Ground of the Little Gate). Tradition ...

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City walls : a. the Damascus Gate; b. outside of wall of city, close to the Damascus Gate on the east side

City walls : a. the Damascus Gate; b. outside of wall of city, close t...

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Cæsarea Philippi. - Engraving, Public domain image

Cæsarea Philippi. - Engraving, Public domain image

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Sculptured niches dedicated to Pan, at Cæsarea Philippi, in the face of the cliff, south of the cavern from which the Jordan springs. A peasant with his double-reed Pandean pipes and his flock of long-eared sheep appropriately occupies the foreground.

Sculptured niches dedicated to Pan, at Cæsarea Philippi, in the face o...

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A narrow by-way in Damascus. The upper stories and projecting windows are constructed of poplar stems, filled in with sun-dried bricks, placed diagonally and plastered over with clay

A narrow by-way in Damascus. The upper stories and projecting windows...

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Sea Tiberius; General view of Ramleh; Mar Saba Convent; 440 Capharnaum; General view of Beyrout; 212 Nazareth (Palestine); Mount Tabor; 426 Fontaine de la vierge; Dervicherie convent, Damascus

Sea Tiberius; General view of Ramleh; Mar Saba Convent; 440 Capharnaum...

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Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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The Damascus Gate - Bab el Amud (Gate of the Column), the northern entrance to Jerusalem

The Damascus Gate - Bab el Amud (Gate of the Column), the northern ent...

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The quarries near to the Damascus Gate, beneath the city of Jerusalem

The quarries near to the Damascus Gate, beneath the city of Jerusalem

A Mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the Minaret of 'Isa (Jesus). This minaret (on the summit of which Moslem tradition says that Jesus will appear on the Judgement Day) is at the south-east corner of the Great Mosque, Damascus, and is two hundred and fifty feet in height. The beautiful octagonal minaret at the south-west corner is called El Gharbîyeh. A third minaret, not shown in this illustration, is called El 'Arûs (the Bride).

A Mueddin chanting the call to prayer from a gallery of the Minaret of...

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St. Paul's Wall, Damascus - Early photography, Public domain image

St. Paul's Wall, Damascus - Early photography, Public domain image

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Roadside café, Damascus. The man in the foreground is selling thin loaves of wheaten bread, slightly spread with butter and grape syrup and sprinkled with sessame seed. He calls out every now and then, in a plaintive voice, "God is the nourisher! Buy my bread!"

Roadside café, Damascus. The man in the foreground is selling thin lo...

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The Horse Bazaar, Damascus, as it appears on market days. In the foreground is a Bedouin sheikh on horseback, fully equipped. Another Bedouin has just dismounted to greet a friend, exemplifying the words, "and he fell upon his neck and kissed him."

The Horse Bazaar, Damascus, as it appears on market days. In the fore...

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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."

'The street called Straight," it runs westward from the East Gate, div...

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Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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Remains of a Roman aqueduct at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi), overgrown with thistles and reeds, and crowned with an evergreen oak

Remains of a Roman aqueduct at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi), overgrown wi...

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Bilâl al-Habashî, an Ethiopian negro, tells 'Umar ibn al-Khattâb that he wants to go to Damascus.

Bilâl al-Habashî, an Ethiopian negro, tells 'Umar ibn al-Khattâb that ...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Exterior of Damascus Gate from north, Jerusalem

Exterior of Damascus Gate from north, Jerusalem

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Reception room of a Damascus house, showing the lower portion of it only, with its fountain and marble pavement. The upper part of the room, where guests are received, is eighteen inches higher, and is furnished with cushions and carpets. An incense burner is standing at the extreme edge of the daïs.

Reception room of a Damascus house, showing the lower portion of it on...

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A street drinking-fountain, Damascus. The lady who is riding en cavalier wears a dark muslin veil, called a mandîl, which quite conceals her features; her outer garment, an izzar, is like a large sheet of fine white calico, and in this she envelopes herself completely.

A street drinking-fountain, Damascus. The lady who is riding en caval...

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Houses on the city wall, Damascus. On the south-east side, belonging to the Jewish quarter. The Bâb Kisân, which is not far from this spot, is now a disused and closed-up gate. It stands on the site of a much more ancient one.

Houses on the city wall, Damascus. On the south-east side, belonging ...

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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.

Bâb Tûma, the Gate of Thomas. An inscription states that it was erect...

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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.

A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protect...

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