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... Effect of the Rains - A Fever - stricken Caravanserai - Endu- rance of African Soldiers - Mostaganem - Ill Success of French Settlers - State of Morals - Visit to Mazagran - French Feat of Arms - An Ill - fated Monument - Souk - el ...
... Effect of the Rains - A Fever - stricken Caravanserai - Endu- rance of African Soldiers - Mostaganem - Ill Success of French Settlers - State of Morals - Visit to Mazagran - French Feat of Arms - An Ill - fated Monument - Souk - el ...
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... Effects of Fasting - Observance of the Ramadan a chief point of Religion . PAGE . 300 CHAPTER XII . Journey to Guelma - Breeding Grounds of the Tribes - Savage Dogs - Mules and Camels - Geological Phenomenon - Fall from a Mule ...
... Effects of Fasting - Observance of the Ramadan a chief point of Religion . PAGE . 300 CHAPTER XII . Journey to Guelma - Breeding Grounds of the Tribes - Savage Dogs - Mules and Camels - Geological Phenomenon - Fall from a Mule ...
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... had approached , nor the season of the year , allowed the production of this effect . The houses in the immediate neighbourhood of the sea are all built by the French in the style MIXED POPULATION . 5 of architecture to which they are.
... had approached , nor the season of the year , allowed the production of this effect . The houses in the immediate neighbourhood of the sea are all built by the French in the style MIXED POPULATION . 5 of architecture to which they are.
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... effect . The Place Royale may be considered as the centre of the modern town . Two streets , the Rue Bab - el - Oued ( Water Gate ) and the Rue Bab - Azoun ( Gate of Grief ) , lead out of it , the former in a northerly the latter in a ...
... effect . The Place Royale may be considered as the centre of the modern town . Two streets , the Rue Bab - el - Oued ( Water Gate ) and the Rue Bab - Azoun ( Gate of Grief ) , lead out of it , the former in a northerly the latter in a ...
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... effect is extremely painful to the eye . An incidental result of making these new streets was to lay bare the foundations of the old Roman town , Icosium , on the site of which modern Algiers is built ; and to show how , in ages far ...
... effect is extremely painful to the eye . An incidental result of making these new streets was to lay bare the foundations of the old Roman town , Icosium , on the site of which modern Algiers is built ; and to show how , in ages far ...
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Abd-el-Kader Africa Algeria Algiers ancient animal appeared Arabs army arrived Arzew Atlas Aurès Batna Blidah Bona Boudouaou Bougie brought built camels camp Cape caravanserai Carthage character Cheliff Cherchell chief cisterns coast commandant Constantine course cultivation descends distance eight elevation Emperor European existed extremely feet Fonduck fortification four francs French Government ground Guelma harbour hills horses houses immediate neighbourhood inscription Isser Jemappes Kabyle Kabyle language L'Arbâ labour land latter limestone lion Magaria Maison Carrée marabout Maskara Mazagran Mechouar Médéah Metidja miles military Moorish Morocco mosque Mostaganem mountains mules native nearly night occupied officer Oran passed Philippeville plain plateau population probably province remains river road Roman route ruins Sahel Sebaou Sebkah seemed side Sidi soil soldiers spahi Spaniards steamer stone tion Tizi-Ouzou Tlemçen told tomb town tribe Tunis valley village walls whole wild
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