. Palestine and Syria with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia; handbook for travellers;. ETifj-a-c^il * printea tv Wkjji 827 40. From Baalbek to Tripoli and Beirut via theCedars of Lebanon. 4-5 Days. From Baalbek to the Cedars about 91/4 hrs.; thence to TripoliS/< hrs.; thence to Beir-Qi IG/z hrs. — It is preferable (and even necessaryfor travellers not provided with tents) to devote 5 days to the spend the first night at Deir el-Ahmar (3 hrs.), or at Aineita (2,4 ), both of which afford very poor quarters ; the second night at(6/2 hrs. from Aneita)


. Palestine and Syria with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia; handbook for travellers;. ETifj-a-c^il * printea tv Wkjji 827 40. From Baalbek to Tripoli and Beirut via theCedars of Lebanon. 4-5 Days. From Baalbek to the Cedars about 91/4 hrs.; thence to TripoliS/< hrs.; thence to Beir-Qi IG/z hrs. — It is preferable (and even necessaryfor travellers not provided with tents) to devote 5 days to the spend the first night at Deir el-Ahmar (3 hrs.), or at Aineita (2,4 ), both of which afford very poor quarters ; the second night at(6/2 hrs. from Aneita) Ehden (or at Bsherreh; 4^/4 hrs.); the third night atTripoli (4^4 lirs.; 9^/4 hrs. from Bsherreh); the 4th night at Jebeil (9l4 hrs.;poor accommodation). — Until about the end of May the tour over 3It. Le-banon on horseback is generally iinpractieable owing to the snow. In thatcase the Cedars may be visited on foot from Aineita (S/z hrs. each way),without incurring any very great fatigue. The roarl passes the Kishlak, a large barrack of the time ofIbrahim Pasha, and crosses the plain towards the


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