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Identifier: palestinesyriawi01karl (find matches)
Title: Palestine and Syria : with the chief routes through Mesopotamia and Babylonia : handbook for travellers
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm) Socin, A. (Albert), 1844-1899 Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935 Peters, John P. (John Punnett), 1852-1921
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Publisher: Leipzig : Karl Baedeker London : T. Fisher Unwin New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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tivecharacter) for the weaving of silk, cotton, and woollen stuffs, whichare often of great beauty. The annual value of the imports ofDamascus is estimated at 114,000^., that of the exports at 30,000^,The chief articles of export are dried apricots and apricot-kernels.— The various handicrafts form a number of guilds. Even thebeggars are organized in this way, but they are comparatively rare,as living here is very cheap. When accosted by one of the der-vishes or vagrant madmen, who are known by the scantiness oftheir clothing, the traveller should lose no time in getting rid ofhim by bestowing a trifling alms. In summer most of the inhabit-ants live on fruit, which is often imperfectly ripe, and notwith-standing the heavy dews and the coolness of the nights, they sleepon the flat roofs of their houses. In consequence of this ophthalmia,intermittent fever, and dysentery are not uncommon. Dogs are verynumerous (comp. p. Iv). Administration. Damascus is the residence of the Vali of the
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b. Bazaars. DAMASCUS. 38. Route. 305 province of Suriya and of the general in command of the 8th TurkishArmy Corps, who has charge of the military affairs of the province.Municipal affairs are managed hy a town-council, which includesseveral Christians and Jews. b. Walk through the Sazaars. The public life of the city is concentrated in the chief bazaars,and many amusing scenes may be witnessed here and in the streets.The public writers, who sit at the corners of the streets, are oftensurrounded by peasants and Beduins, and sometimes by women.The engraver of seals is another important personage here, as thegranter of a deed completes it by appending his seal and not hissignature. The Persians are particularly noted for their skill in sealengraving. Since the erection of a slaughter-house in the Meidananimals are no longer slaughtered in public. Carts being unknown,the butchers are often seen carrying the carcases to their shopson their shoulders. The Bakers Shops are interesting. The
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