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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... neighbouring harbour for the Red Sea ; but the greater number arrive with the regular Indian fleet in May , and remain at Mekka or Medina till the time of the Hadj ; soon after which , they embark on board country ships at Djidda for ...
... neighbouring harbour for the Red Sea ; but the greater number arrive with the regular Indian fleet in May , and remain at Mekka or Medina till the time of the Hadj ; soon after which , they embark on board country ships at Djidda for ...
Page 23
... neighbouring mountains , for the supply of which the inhabitants of Djidda and Mekka are exclusively indebted to them , as none of their own lazy poor will under- take that labour , although four piastres a day may be gained by it . At ...
... neighbouring mountains , for the supply of which the inhabitants of Djidda and Mekka are exclusively indebted to them , as none of their own lazy poor will under- take that labour , although four piastres a day may be gained by it . At ...
Page 91
... neighbouring towns ; and vegetables , which are carried every night , on small droves of asses , to Mekka and Djid- da . Wheat and barley are also cultivated in small quantities . The Wady being well sup- plied with water , might easily ...
... neighbouring towns ; and vegetables , which are carried every night , on small droves of asses , to Mekka and Djid- da . Wheat and barley are also cultivated in small quantities . The Wady being well sup- plied with water , might easily ...
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... neighbouring Bedouins , I should proba- bly have been punished for my imprudence in walking on alone . We rode the greater part of the night , over a plain more gravelly than sandy , where some ashour trees grow among the acacias , the ...
... neighbouring Bedouins , I should proba- bly have been punished for my imprudence in walking on alone . We rode the greater part of the night , over a plain more gravelly than sandy , where some ashour trees grow among the acacias , the ...
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... neighbouring Bedouins . The principal ar- ticle for sale was dates , with which most of the shops were filled ; in the others were sold dhourra , barley , lentils and onions , ( both from Egypt , ) rice , and some other articles of ...
... neighbouring Bedouins . The principal ar- ticle for sale was dates , with which most of the shops were filled ; in the others were sold dhourra , barley , lentils and onions , ( both from Egypt , ) rice , and some other articles of ...
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Akaba Arabia Arabs Arafat arrived Báb Baghdad Beder Bedouins Beishe belong Cairo called camels caravan carried coast Cosseir cultivated Damascus date-trees Derayeh Desert district Djebel Djedeyde Djidda dollars douins dress east eastern Egypt Egyptian encamped eunuchs four gardens gate ground hadjys Haram Harb harbour Háret Hedjaz Hedjra holy houses hundred ihram inhabitants journey Kaaba Kadhy Kasym Kholeys Koran Mahmal Medina Mekka Mesdjed Moggrebyn Mohammed Aly Mohammed Aly Pasha Moslims mosque mountains Muna Nedjed neighbourhood neighbouring night Ohod passage passed persons piastres pilgrimage pilgrims plague plain prayers principal provisions quarters road route Saoud Shammar Sheikh Sherif of Mekka ships side soldiers Soleyman spot stone street Suez Sultan Sultan of Egypt surra Syrian caravan Szafra tains Tayf tents tion tomb Tousoun Pasha town travellers trees tribe Turkish valley village Wady Wady Fatme Wahabys wall whole Yembo Yemen Zohran Zul Hadj