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... rich abundance . The palm is the numismatic emblem of Aradus , ' and though not now very frequent in the region which Strabo calls ' the Aradian coast - tract , ' 2 must anciently have been among its chief ornaments . As the Grecian ...
... rich abundance . The palm is the numismatic emblem of Aradus , ' and though not now very frequent in the region which Strabo calls ' the Aradian coast - tract , ' 2 must anciently have been among its chief ornaments . As the Grecian ...
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... rich alluvial plain , and sandy shore succeeded each other , each having its own charm , which was enhanced by contrast . The sand is confined to a comparatively narrow strip along the seashore , 1 and to the sites of ancient harbours ...
... rich alluvial plain , and sandy shore succeeded each other , each having its own charm , which was enhanced by contrast . The sand is confined to a comparatively narrow strip along the seashore , 1 and to the sites of ancient harbours ...
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... rich , varying from bright red to deep black , and producing enormous crops of weeds or grain , according as it is cultivated or left in a state of nature . Towards the south the view over the region has been thus described : From ...
... rich , varying from bright red to deep black , and producing enormous crops of weeds or grain , according as it is cultivated or left in a state of nature . Towards the south the view over the region has been thus described : From ...
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... rich soil , which is said to be at present perhaps the best cultivated and pro- ducing the most luxuriant crops , both of corn and weeds , of any in Palestine . ' " The Kishon waters it on the south , where it approaches Carmel , and is ...
... rich soil , which is said to be at present perhaps the best cultivated and pro- ducing the most luxuriant crops , both of corn and weeds , of any in Palestine . ' " The Kishon waters it on the south , where it approaches Carmel , and is ...
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... rich crops of tobacco , cotton , and cereals . The plain of Sidon , which follows that of Tyre , and is sometimes regarded as a part of it , 2 extends from a little north of Sarepta to the Ras - el - Jajunieh , a distance of about ten ...
... rich crops of tobacco , cotton , and cereals . The plain of Sidon , which follows that of Tyre , and is sometimes regarded as a part of it , 2 extends from a little north of Sarepta to the Ras - el - Jajunieh , a distance of about ten ...
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