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- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I Journey from Aleppo to the Banks of the Euphrates
- CHAPTER II Passage of the River Euphrates, at Beer
- CHAPTER III From Beer, across the Plains of the Turcomans, to Orfah
- CHAPTER IV Entry of the Caravan into the City of Orfah
- CHAPTER V History and Description of Orfah—the Edessa of the Greeks, and the Ur of the Chaldees
- CHAPTER VI Further Detention at Orfah: Interior of the City, Gardens, and Entertainments
- CHAPTER VII From Orfah to the Encampment of El Mazār
- CHAPTER VIII From the Arab Camp at El Mazār, to Mardin
- CHAPTER IX Entry into, and Stay at, Mardin
- CHAPTER X Journey from Mardin to Diarbekr
- CHAPTER XI Description of Diarbekr
- CHAPTER XII From Diarbekr to Mardin, Dara, and Nisibis
- CHAPTER XIII From Nisibeen, across the Plain of Sinjar
CHAPTER XII - From Diarbekr to Mardin, Dara, and Nisibis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2012
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I Journey from Aleppo to the Banks of the Euphrates
- CHAPTER II Passage of the River Euphrates, at Beer
- CHAPTER III From Beer, across the Plains of the Turcomans, to Orfah
- CHAPTER IV Entry of the Caravan into the City of Orfah
- CHAPTER V History and Description of Orfah—the Edessa of the Greeks, and the Ur of the Chaldees
- CHAPTER VI Further Detention at Orfah: Interior of the City, Gardens, and Entertainments
- CHAPTER VII From Orfah to the Encampment of El Mazār
- CHAPTER VIII From the Arab Camp at El Mazār, to Mardin
- CHAPTER IX Entry into, and Stay at, Mardin
- CHAPTER X Journey from Mardin to Diarbekr
- CHAPTER XI Description of Diarbekr
- CHAPTER XII From Diarbekr to Mardin, Dara, and Nisibis
- CHAPTER XIII From Nisibeen, across the Plain of Sinjar
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- Travels in MesopotamiaWith Researches on the Ruins of Nineveh, Babylon, and Other Ancient Cities, pp. 402 - 447Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1827