A halt for the night in the khan of el Bireh, the ancient Beeroth. The village owes its ancient and modern names, which signify cistern, to the abundant supply of water in its neighbourhood. The khan is near to the chief spring. from the book Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt By Colonel Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905. Published in New York by D. Appleton and Company in 1881 with engravings in steel and wood from original Drawings by Harry Fenn and J. D. Woodward Volume 1

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Size: 3555px × 3555px
Location: Holy Land, palestine
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