. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . ^.-K. / ...-yT-. teprincipale?• \/ I 1 I K- ^^ilorte \f (; ?> \ V I ^ ^Chaprup^stre \ BObel-ms^ \ ^ BASSE r Faubieurg / ^ ^_ PorieduMarchei ^^ m arjttme /-<;roue \ %mphee? /<*?» f^ciTpteV Wi^STSSbesjIe^Ss daprte Xosdli 364 Route 42. MAR SIMAN. About 200 paces to the E. of the aqueduct are a number of RookTombs (Grottes Funeraires) in the side of the hill, which date from thelater Roman period. We first enter a vestibule, 26 ft. long and 7-8 ft. wide,and pass t
. Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers . ^.-K. / ...-yT-. teprincipale?• \/ I 1 I K- ^^ilorte \f (; ?> \ V I ^ ^Chaprup^stre \ BObel-ms^ \ ^ BASSE r Faubieurg / ^ ^_ PorieduMarchei ^^ m arjttme /-<;roue \ %mphee? /<*?» f^ciTpteV Wi^STSSbesjIe^Ss daprte Xosdli 364 Route 42. MAR SIMAN. About 200 paces to the E. of the aqueduct are a number of RookTombs (Grottes Funeraires) in the side of the hill, which date from thelater Roman period. We first enter a vestibule, 26 ft. long and 7-8 ft. wide,and pass to the principal chamber between a double series of beautifulcolumns and under a vaulted roof consisting of the natural rock. Beyondit are the inner rock-chambera, with loculi of different sizes and shapes. From Es-SuwhidIyeh to Antioch, 5 hrs. The route leads across hillyground to (1 hr.) Ez-ZeiiUniyeh, a village occupied by Nosairiyeh whospeak Arabic, and to 0/4 hr.) El-Mishrakiyeh. After 3/4 hr. we crossthe Biiyuk Karatshai (great black brook) and in 3/4 hr. more the KiljukKaratshai (small black brook), whic
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