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... Lebanon and Israel to the southwest . The capital is Damascus ( Dimashq ) on the Baradă River ; the city is situated in an oasis at the foot of Jabal ( Mount ) Qāsiyūn . The present territory does not coincide with ancient Syria , which ...
... Lebanon and Israel to the southwest . The capital is Damascus ( Dimashq ) on the Baradă River ; the city is situated in an oasis at the foot of Jabal ( Mount ) Qāsiyūn . The present territory does not coincide with ancient Syria , which ...
Page 371
... Lebanon , Bashir II ( 1788-1840 ) , who had been installed by al - Jazzār and remained quiet while al - Jazzār was alive , gradually ex- tended his control over districts beyond Lebanon . In 1810 the Wahhabis from central Arabia ...
... Lebanon , Bashir II ( 1788-1840 ) , who had been installed by al - Jazzār and remained quiet while al - Jazzār was alive , gradually ex- tended his control over districts beyond Lebanon . In 1810 the Wahhabis from central Arabia ...
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... Lebanon . Lebanon had already , in August 1920 , been declared a separate state , with the addition of Beirut , Tripoli , and certain other districts , to the prewar autonomous province . Politically , " Syria ” henceforth acquired a ...
... Lebanon . Lebanon had already , in August 1920 , been declared a separate state , with the addition of Beirut , Tripoli , and certain other districts , to the prewar autonomous province . Politically , " Syria ” henceforth acquired a ...
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