Travels in Arabia: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz which the Mohammedans Regard as SacredJohn Lewis Burckhardt (1784-1817) was a Swiss explorer who is best remembered for his rediscovery of the ancient city of Petra in modern Jordan. In 1809 he was commissioned by the African Association to discover the source of the River Niger. In preparation for this journey, for which he needed to pass as a Muslim, Burckhardt spent two years exploring and studying Arabic and Islamic law in Aleppo, before travelling widely in Arabia and Egypt. These volumes, first published by the African Association in 1829, contain his account of the time he spent in Mecca and Medina: he was the first westerner to give an account of the Hajj pilgrimage. The work provides important and fascinating descriptions of the social, economic and political situation in Mecca and Medina during this period. Volume 1 describes the city of Mecca. |
Contents
Remarks on the Inhabitants of Mekka and Djidda | 171 |
Climate and Diseases of Mekka and Djidda | 240 |
VOL I | 257 |
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Abou Aleppo ancient Arabia Arabic language Arabs Arafat arrival Asamy Azraky Bedouins Bosari building built Cairo camels caravan classes coffee coffee-houses colonnade Constantinople delyl Djebel dollars dress East eastern Egypt Egyptian eunuchs gate Hadj hadjys Hedjaz houses hundred Ibrahim ihram Indian inhabitants Kaaba Kadhy Kora Koran Koreysh Kotobeddyn Makam Medina Medrese Mekka and Djidda Mekkawys merchants Mohammed Aly Mohammed Aly Pasha Mohammedan mosque mountain Muselman native Nedjed never olemas Omra Pasha passed Persian persons piastres pilgrimage pilgrims prayers present principally Quarter called Ramadhan Red Sea repair residence respect road round the Kaaba sent Serour Sheikh Sherif Ghaleb Sherifs of Mekka ships shops side slaves sold stone street Sultan Sultan of Egypt Surra Syria Szafa Tayf temple thousand tion tomb town travelling tribe Turkish Turks valley Wady Wahabys walk wall whole Yembo Yemen Zemzem