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dorot jewish division

egypt

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19th century

engraving

tradition, dorot jewish division

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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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The city of Acre from the south. The mount of the Nahr Na'mân, the ancient river Belus, in the foreground, where, tradition says, glass was first produced by an accidental combination of the necessary materials.

The city of Acre from the south. The mount of the Nahr Na'mân, the an...

Near the mouth of Wâdy Sh'reich. The scene of the worship of the golden calf was placed by early tradition at the mouth of this valley.

Near the mouth of Wâdy Sh'reich. The scene of the worship of the golde...

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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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