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... plain — The -- - ― ― - last of the oases of the pass - Farewell to the Sahara - Gorge of El Kantara - Roman bridge - Grandeur .. 345 APPENDICES . I. On the Physical Geography of the Sahara 359 .. II . On the Geological System of the ...
... plain — The -- - ― ― - last of the oases of the pass - Farewell to the Sahara - Gorge of El Kantara - Roman bridge - Grandeur .. 345 APPENDICES . I. On the Physical Geography of the Sahara 359 .. II . On the Geological System of the ...
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... plain , far as the eye could reach in the clear moonlight . In front , leaning over the parapet , we enjoyed a commanding view of the port and road- stead , with Cape Matifou at the further extremity of the bay . Almost in the centre of ...
... plain , far as the eye could reach in the clear moonlight . In front , leaning over the parapet , we enjoyed a commanding view of the port and road- stead , with Cape Matifou at the further extremity of the bay . Almost in the centre of ...
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... plain of the Metidjeh opens to the sea , the range of the lesser Atlas in the distance beyond , and the peaks of the Djudjura , the last stronghold of the Kabyles , behind them , capped with snow . We were on the spot where on 27th ...
... plain of the Metidjeh opens to the sea , the range of the lesser Atlas in the distance beyond , and the peaks of the Djudjura , the last stronghold of the Kabyles , behind them , capped with snow . We were on the spot where on 27th ...
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... plain . It is not , however , so desolate solitary farmhouses and villages occur from time to time . We spent a day at Bouffarick , much vaunted by the French as a specimen of successful colonization . It was known before their arrival ...
... plain . It is not , however , so desolate solitary farmhouses and villages occur from time to time . We spent a day at Bouffarick , much vaunted by the French as a specimen of successful colonization . It was known before their arrival ...
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... plain of the Metidjeh , there is not a more salubrious spot in the whole colony . From Bouffarick the route continues in a long un- varying line to Blidah , its monotony only broken by the obelisk of Beni Mered , seen in the centre of ...
... plain of the Metidjeh , there is not a more salubrious spot in the whole colony . From Bouffarick the route continues in a long un- varying line to Blidah , its monotony only broken by the obelisk of Beni Mered , seen in the centre of ...
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Achmed Africa Agha Algeria Algiers Arab armed arrived barley Bedouin Beni Isguen Berber Berryan birds Biskra Boghar burnous camels camp caravan caravanserai carpet cavaliers centre Chaamba coffee convoy dark dates dayat descended desert distance Djebel Djelfa djemmâa dragoman dromedary English falcon feet fire flocks French gardens gate gazelle Ghardaïa Guerrara halt hand head Herodotus hill horsemen horses inhabitants Jews journey Kabyles kadi khalifat kouskousou Laghouat M'zab marabout Medeah mekhasni miles military morning Morocco mosque mounted Mozabites N'goussa native negro never night nomads oases oasis Omar palm palm-groves palm-trees passed plain race ride ridge rock rode Roman round saddle Sahara salt sand scarcely sehaurs sent sheik side Sidi skin soon Souf Spahis species specimen square stone supply tent terebinth tion Touareg Touat traveller trees tribes Tuggurt walls Waregla Wed R'hir whole yards Zobeir
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