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Stereograph views of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Egypt
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Lebanon Turkey West Bank Jerusalem Israel Jordan Syria Palestine Egypt--Sinai |
| Description | Photographs show general views of cities, towns, and villages; daily life and occupations in urban and agricultural settings; prominent monuments and landmarks; archaeological sites and ancient buildings; and religious rites and processions in places in Palestine (present day Israel and the West Bank), Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and the Sinai. Locations in Palestine include Jerusalem, Ramallah (Rām Allāh), Amwas (Emmaus), Jaffa, Capernaum, Athlit, Beeroth (Bīrah), Bet Sahur (Bayt Sāḥūr), Bethlehem, Bethshan (Bet Sheʾan), Endor (Ein-dor), Magdela (Migdal), Jenin, Kirjath-Jearim (Abu Ghaush), Nazareth, Safed, Shunem (Sulam), Tiberias, Yanun (Khirbat Yanun), Nablus, Nain (Nein), Haifa, Bethsaida, Hebron, Caesarea, Samaria, Anathoth (ʻAnātā), Ramah (Rāmah), Gaza, Tell Shandchannah, Sychar, Mizpah, En Gedi (Ein Gedi), Gezer, Jericho, Shiloh, Gibeon (Al Jīb), Debarieh, Modein (Modin), and Chorazin (Korazim). This collection is especially rich in images of the landscape and environment including features in Palestine such as the Valley of Jezreel, the Plain of Sharon, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Gerizim, Mt. Tabor, Mt. Hermon, the wilderness of Tekoa, the Dead Sea, the Jordan River, and River Kishon. Baʻlabakk, Beirut, Hasbeya (Ḥaṣbayyā) , Sidon, and Mt. Lebanon in Lebanon; Damascus, Banias (Bāniyās) , Palmyra (Tadmur) in Syria; Rabath Ammon (Amman), Karak, Petra, Madeba (Maʾdabā) , Es-Salt (Salṭ ), and Mt. Nebo in Jordan; Ephesus and Antioch (Antakya) in Turkey; and Mt. Sinai and the Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai Penninsula of Egypt are also depicted. Other notable photographs include series of images depicting a wedding in Rām Allāh and the silk industry in Mt. Lebanon and Antioch; a Christian hospital on the Sea of Galilee, Persian pilgrims in Jaffa, a watch tower in Jezreel, a school in (Rāmah), a Greek church in Nazareth, Jewish money changers in Jerusalem, the Great Mosque after the fire of 1893 and the Tekkiyeh mosque in Damascus, and portraits of the governor of Nazareth, Bedouins, Samaritans, Arabs, and others. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Silk industry--Turkey--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Archaeological sites--Lebanon--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mosques--Jerusalem--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Churches--Egypt--Sinai--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Archaeological sites--Syria--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Churches--Jerusalem--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | City & town life--Lebanon--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Archaeological sites--Israel--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | City & town life--Syria--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mosques--Israel--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Archaeological sites--Turkey--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Churches--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | City & town life--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mosques--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | City & town life--Israel--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Archaeological sites--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Palestine--History--1799-1917. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Silk industry--Lebanon--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mosques--Syria--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Archaeological sites--Jordan--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rites & ceremonies--Israel--1900-1920. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rites & ceremonies--West Bank--1900-1920. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
