The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Volume 24J. Murray, 1854 "List of geographical works and maps recently published" in vol. 6-11. |
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... ridges rise by degrees . The next day , our plan was to have kept on to Rûm and the high conical point of Ruweiset Rûm ; then to have ascended and travelled along the high ridge of Jebel Rîhân , S. of the angle of the Auwaly , until ...
... ridges rise by degrees . The next day , our plan was to have kept on to Rûm and the high conical point of Ruweiset Rûm ; then to have ascended and travelled along the high ridge of Jebel Rîhân , S. of the angle of the Auwaly , until ...
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... ridge of the castle . Here are a few ancient sarcophagi cut in isolated rocks . The ridge on this side is neither very steep nor high ; we rode the distance in 20 minutes from the village , half of it being level ground . But , on ...
... ridge of the castle . Here are a few ancient sarcophagi cut in isolated rocks . The ridge on this side is neither very steep nor high ; we rode the distance in 20 minutes from the village , half of it being level ground . But , on ...
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... ridge on the right side of Wady el - ' Ain , on the road from Rumeish to Tyre , to Yâtir , a village overlooking the ... ridges and valleys . Of the latter the great Wady el - Kurn is the principal ; it was described by our guides as so ...
... ridge on the right side of Wady el - ' Ain , on the road from Rumeish to Tyre , to Yâtir , a village overlooking the ... ridges and valleys . Of the latter the great Wady el - Kurn is the principal ; it was described by our guides as so ...
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... ridge of Jebel Jermuk and the next valley to Beit Jenn . This village lies high up on the declivity of the ridge W. of the great valley , here running N.W. and forming one of the main heads of Wady el - Kurn . Beyond this western ridge ...
... ridge of Jebel Jermuk and the next valley to Beit Jenn . This village lies high up on the declivity of the ridge W. of the great valley , here running N.W. and forming one of the main heads of Wady el - Kurn . Beyond this western ridge ...
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... ridges on the N. and S. throughout their whole length , but is divided near the middle by a lower ridge running obliquely across it from N.W. to S.E. between the two parallel ridges . The eastern part was now before us , drained ...
... ridges on the N. and S. throughout their whole length , but is divided near the middle by a lower ridge running obliquely across it from N.W. to S.E. between the two parallel ridges . The eastern part was now before us , drained ...
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