Wanderings in North AfricaJ. Murray, 1856 - 320 Seiten Description of a journey from Bengazi through Barca and the Libyan Desert to Cairo. |
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... course , that the Pacha may have in Benghazi a dependant who will not interfere with his peculations . The Kaimakan , or Bey , is assisted by a Medjlis , or council , composed of the Cadi , Mufti , and some ten members chosen from among ...
... course , that the Pacha may have in Benghazi a dependant who will not interfere with his peculations . The Kaimakan , or Bey , is assisted by a Medjlis , or council , composed of the Cadi , Mufti , and some ten members chosen from among ...
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... courses still exist , devoid of ornament ; it may belong to Roman , or still earlier times . Placed on the sum- mit of a conical hill , it commands an extensive view , and may have been destined to serve as a place of refuge from the ...
... courses still exist , devoid of ornament ; it may belong to Roman , or still earlier times . Placed on the sum- mit of a conical hill , it commands an extensive view , and may have been destined to serve as a place of refuge from the ...
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... course , assert that they were the abodes of the ancient inhabitants . At Slunt the rock is bur- rowed with such excavations , each with a fore - court cut in the rock , having one or three entrances to the sepulchral chambers , some of ...
... course , assert that they were the abodes of the ancient inhabitants . At Slunt the rock is bur- rowed with such excavations , each with a fore - court cut in the rock , having one or three entrances to the sepulchral chambers , some of ...
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... courses of masonry , its material . In the rock to the right is an inscription , beautifully cut , re- cording a restoration of the fountain , which , from its position , as well as its clear , simple characters , may well be of earlier ...
... courses of masonry , its material . In the rock to the right is an inscription , beautifully cut , re- cording a restoration of the fountain , which , from its position , as well as its clear , simple characters , may well be of earlier ...
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... courses of masonry , well preserved from a point immediately east of Kasr ' Sharkyeh , where it makes a right angle ... course in the walls , and in one place it has been built into it to a height of twelve feet , being cut away on both ...
... courses of masonry , well preserved from a point immediately east of Kasr ' Sharkyeh , where it makes a right angle ... course in the walls , and in one place it has been built into it to a height of twelve feet , being cut away on both ...
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