RUINS OF ASCALON [Ashkelon or Ashqelon], FROM THE NORTH-EAST. Here there are fine orchards and olive-trees, cultivated by the Egyptian peasants of the neighbouring village of El Jurah. The wild onions of 'Askfilan are celebrated for their delicate flavour. The Romans gave them the name of Ascalonia, hence scalogna (Ital.) and shallot (Allium Ascalonicum). Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883

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Location: Palestine, Israel
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