Travels in Arabia: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz which the Mohammedans Regard as Sacred, Volume 2H. Colburn, 1829 - Arabian Peninsula |
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... built fine houses at every station from Baghdad to Mekka , and caused them to be splendidly furnished ; he also erected mile - stones along the whole route , and was the first Khalife who carried snow with him , to cool sherbet on the ...
... built fine houses at every station from Baghdad to Mekka , and caused them to be splendidly furnished ; he also erected mile - stones along the whole route , and was the first Khalife who carried snow with him , to cool sherbet on the ...
Page 15
... built to supply it with water . I have seen the route of an Indian pilgrim caravan , laid down in several maps as start- ing from Maskat , and coming by Nedjed to Mekka ; but I could obtain no information respecting it ; that such ...
... built to supply it with water . I have seen the route of an Indian pilgrim caravan , laid down in several maps as start- ing from Maskat , and coming by Nedjed to Mekka ; but I could obtain no information respecting it ; that such ...
Page 42
... built on rocky ground , called Djama el Szakhrat , where Mohammed was accus- tomed to pray , and where the pilgrims make four prostrations in memory of the prophet . Several large reservoirs lined with stone are dispersed over the plain ...
... built on rocky ground , called Djama el Szakhrat , where Mohammed was accus- tomed to pray , and where the pilgrims make four prostrations in memory of the prophet . Several large reservoirs lined with stone are dispersed over the plain ...
Page 68
... a market and fair : every inch of ground not built upon , was occupied by sheds or booths , made of mats ; or by small tents , fitted up as shops . Provisions , and merchandize of every kind , had been 68 THE HADJ , OR PILGRIMAGE .
... a market and fair : every inch of ground not built upon , was occupied by sheds or booths , made of mats ; or by small tents , fitted up as shops . Provisions , and merchandize of every kind , had been 68 THE HADJ , OR PILGRIMAGE .
Page 89
... built of stone : a little building an- nexed to the tomb serves as a sort of khan for travellers . For the first six hours from Mekka our road lay N. W. , when we turned a steep hill , which caravans cannot cross , and proceeded N.N.W. ...
... built of stone : a little building an- nexed to the tomb serves as a sort of khan for travellers . For the first six hours from Mekka our road lay N. W. , when we turned a steep hill , which caravans cannot cross , and proceeded N.N.W. ...
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