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Page 7
The word “ khamasin ” — and here again one is choosing one of several
spellings and is inserting an initial “ k ” which has almost no vocal sound at all -
means simply “ fifty . ” Mohammedans claim that it is so called because it blows
most ...
The word “ khamasin ” — and here again one is choosing one of several
spellings and is inserting an initial “ k ” which has almost no vocal sound at all -
means simply “ fifty . ” Mohammedans claim that it is so called because it blows
most ...
Page 8
... green which is seldom as much as thirty miles in breadth , and beyond whose
edges the ordinary traveler is never called upon to go . For the tourist , Egypt
means simply the EGYPTIAN DAYS.
... green which is seldom as much as thirty miles in breadth , and beyond whose
edges the ordinary traveler is never called upon to go . For the tourist , Egypt
means simply the EGYPTIAN DAYS.
Page 18
England has on the spot a civil representative called the “ British Agent , ” who is
ostensibly no more than an envoy extraordinary such as any country maintains at
a foreign court . She maintains an army of occupation which seems more likely ...
England has on the spot a civil representative called the “ British Agent , ” who is
ostensibly no more than an envoy extraordinary such as any country maintains at
a foreign court . She maintains an army of occupation which seems more likely ...
Page 24
The former , an illustration of which is given here , is locally known as the “
sakiyeh " ; the latter and decidedly the more common in Upper Egypt , is
SAKIYENI - DRIVEN BY A CAMEL called the " shadouf 24 EGYPTIAN DAYS
WAITING FOR ...
The former , an illustration of which is given here , is locally known as the “
sakiyeh " ; the latter and decidedly the more common in Upper Egypt , is
SAKIYENI - DRIVEN BY A CAMEL called the " shadouf 24 EGYPTIAN DAYS
WAITING FOR ...
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Philip Sanford Marden. SAKIYENI - DRIVEN BY A CAMEL called the " shadouf . "
I have not been.
Philip Sanford Marden. SAKIYENI - DRIVEN BY A CAMEL called the " shadouf . "
I have not been.
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