The Great Sahara: Wanderings South of the Atlas MountainsJ. Murray, 1860 - 435 páginas |
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... close by the island of Minorca , and we peered with our glasses into the mag- nificent harbour of Mahon , once an advanced post of England , and now eagerly coveted by our Gallic neigh- bours . Its acquisition will be one great step ...
... close by the island of Minorca , and we peered with our glasses into the mag- nificent harbour of Mahon , once an advanced post of England , and now eagerly coveted by our Gallic neigh- bours . Its acquisition will be one great step ...
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... Close to the entrance is a Mohammedan tribunal , where the kadi may be daily seen administering the justice of the Koran , and settling the disputes of the wrangling daughters of Moslem , who recount their grievances from veiled lips ...
... Close to the entrance is a Mohammedan tribunal , where the kadi may be daily seen administering the justice of the Koran , and settling the disputes of the wrangling daughters of Moslem , who recount their grievances from veiled lips ...
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... close to Algiers . On the left are dark wooded heights studded with flat- roofed dwellings , white - domed tombs shaded by ancient palm - trees , and small fields enclosed by hedges of aloe ; while on the right the tranquil sea slumbers ...
... close to Algiers . On the left are dark wooded heights studded with flat- roofed dwellings , white - domed tombs shaded by ancient palm - trees , and small fields enclosed by hedges of aloe ; while on the right the tranquil sea slumbers ...
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... close by the Kasbah , the ancient fortified palace of the Deys , soon reached Fort Empereur , so named from its builder , Charles V. , and long considered the military key of the position . The breaching of this fort led the Algerians ...
... close by the Kasbah , the ancient fortified palace of the Deys , soon reached Fort Empereur , so named from its builder , Charles V. , and long considered the military key of the position . The breaching of this fort led the Algerians ...
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... close survey of the intruders . On the right may be seen , perched among almost inaccessible ridges , the gourbis , * or straw - wattled hovels , of a tribe or clan of mountain Arabs . These stationary tribes are far more squalid and ...
... close survey of the intruders . On the right may be seen , perched among almost inaccessible ridges , the gourbis , * or straw - wattled hovels , of a tribe or clan of mountain Arabs . These stationary tribes are far more squalid and ...
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