. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . cenery is very characteristic of Syria. — Starting fromthe Jisr el-Khardeli (see above), we follow the W. bank of the Litdni. Enter-ing the Wddi Jermak, we reach in 11/2 hr. the Druse village of 1/2 br. we pass on the left the mins of El-3Iedineh, and in 1 hr. morecross the JVahr ez-Zaher&nt (p. 289). We then ascend to (40 min.) theconsiderable Christian village of JerjiVa. In 1 hr. we reach Jebda, with amodern castle; in 1 hr. 25 min. Zahalteh; and in 50 min. Jezzin. Jezzin
. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . cenery is very characteristic of Syria. — Starting fromthe Jisr el-Khardeli (see above), we follow the W. bank of the Litdni. Enter-ing the Wddi Jermak, we reach in 11/2 hr. the Druse village of 1/2 br. we pass on the left the mins of El-3Iedineh, and in 1 hr. morecross the JVahr ez-Zaher&nt (p. 289). We then ascend to (40 min.) theconsiderable Christian village of JerjiVa. In 1 hr. we reach Jebda, with amodern castle; in 1 hr. 25 min. Zahalteh; and in 50 min. Jezzin. Jezzin (2822 , Turkish telegraph), now the seat of a Kaimmakam,was named in mediaeval times Gasale de Gezin. The Christians who composethe entire population are chiefly occupied with the vine and silk the foot of a rock (650 ft. in height) behind the town flows the Nahr?el-Auwali, the Bostrenus of the ancients. A fatiguing path ascends thiscliff to a plain I1/4 M. in width, beyond which rises the lofty Tdmdt Nthd;(6070 ft.). On the summit (I1/2 hr.) are the ruins of a temple. — About. ^Jillrveh; £i-Ju(ie,JuiShems j^ j^~-^MszrcCatr .r^,°Scidn ?. tiiyhmy /^ Z. PShSlvh Jiaj a^-HimiJleh. 5§
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