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... reaching the summit of the steps , found ourselves in the small square of the Place Mahon , now merely the cab - stand of Algiers , but in- teresting as being exactly on the site of the ancient Christian slave - market . What strange ...
... reaching the summit of the steps , found ourselves in the small square of the Place Mahon , now merely the cab - stand of Algiers , but in- teresting as being exactly on the site of the ancient Christian slave - market . What strange ...
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... reached the sea . Auspicious omen , duly hailed by all ! The same ceremony was repeated with the other two fowls . The priest then touched with his bloody finger the fore- head of the Moorish girl who had brought the offering , then her ...
... reached the sea . Auspicious omen , duly hailed by all ! The same ceremony was repeated with the other two fowls . The priest then touched with his bloody finger the fore- head of the Moorish girl who had brought the offering , then her ...
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... reached Fort Empereur , so named from its builder , Charles V. , and long considered the military key of the position . The breaching of this fort led the Algerians to surrender at once to the French in 1830 . It is now dismantled ...
... reached Fort Empereur , so named from its builder , Charles V. , and long considered the military key of the position . The breaching of this fort led the Algerians to surrender at once to the French in 1830 . It is now dismantled ...
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... reached Douera , originally a military outpost , and still walled , rather from past than present necessity . It contains large prisons , which at the time of our visit were occu- pied by political offenders , chiefly Red Republicans ...
... reached Douera , originally a military outpost , and still walled , rather from past than present necessity . It contains large prisons , which at the time of our visit were occu- pied by political offenders , chiefly Red Republicans ...
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... reaching its door . Here we had intended to pass the night , as evening was drawing on , but , to our disappointment , the place was crammed with visitors on their way to the annual races at Algiers , and we were compelled to proceed ...
... reaching its door . Here we had intended to pass the night , as evening was drawing on , but , to our disappointment , the place was crammed with visitors on their way to the annual races at Algiers , and we were compelled to proceed ...
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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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