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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1844 edition by John Murray, London. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1875.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1863 volume contains a Victorian translation of Ludovico di Varthema's account of his travels, originally published in 1510, and translated into many European languages within a few years. Ludovico set off from Italy in 1502 (determined, he says, 'to investigate some small portion of this our terrestrial globe') and travelled first to Egypt and Syria; he then journeyed through the Arabian peninsula (where he was imprisoned as a spy), Persia and India, and reached the Molucca islands before returning to Europe in 1508. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Apamea or Apameia was a treasure city and stud-depot of the Seleucid kings, was capital of Apamene, on the right bank of the Orontes River. (Steph. B. s. v.; Strabo xvi. p. 752; Ptolemy v. 15. § 19; Festus Avienus, v. 1083; Anton. Itin.; Hierocles). Its site is found about 55 km to the northwest of Hama, Syria, overlooking the Ghab valley. ... Read more

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Syria. Ebla, History of Syria, Eblaite language, Amorite, Canaan, Aram Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate, Ayyubid dynasty, Zengid dynasty, Hamdanid dynasty, Ottoman Syria, French Mandate of Syria, Six- Day War, Hafez al- Assad, Ba'ath Party, politics of Syria, Governorates of Syria, Districts of Syria, Geography of Syria, Hatay Province, Golan Heights, Economy of Syria ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sadad is a town in Syria, 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of Hims, and 101 kilometers (63 mi) northeast of Damascus. There are more than 10,000 people in the village. Sadad is well known for her fourteen churches. The history of its churches goes back to the old Aramaic heritage. Sadad is a very old town in Syria, dates back to 2000 BC. The name Sadad appears twice in the Old Testament. Hims District administratively belonging to Hims Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Hims. ... Read more

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And Scripture Natural History Or A Concise Account Of The Animals Referred To In The Bible. ... Read more

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This book describes Syria’s present day Islamic groups – particularly their social profile and ideology – as well as offering an explanation of their resurgence. It also examines the government’s shift from promoting secularism to muting secularism and co-opting Islamic sectors. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rajo or Radjou is the name of a town in the region of Afrin (Kurd mountain) in the district of Aleppo, northwestern Syria. Rajo has about 4,000 inhabitants and is the government city of the municipality of the same name, with approximately 65 villages and farms. The municipality of Rajo has approximately 67.000 inhabitants. Rajo is a very old city and culture place and lies on the platteu Baylan in the middle of the Kurd mountain. The name Rajo originated from an old Kurdish family of the same name of the trunk Schaykh(k)an. Over Rajo also the "Berlin Baghdad course" runs since 1912. ... Read more

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1882 edition by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia. ... Read more