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Water and trade routes shape Syria to the world stage
An analysis of Syria's historic water sources and crossroads glosses as the eastern Mediterranean’s hinge. It traces ancient inscriptions at a cliff near Beirut, links to biblical sites from Abraham to Allenby, and argues that growing rail links and fertile valleys fuel imperial revenue and future commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Ghggpaelite Society
Washington, D. C
Syria
Holy Land
Mediterranean Sea
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Asia Minor
Beirut
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Napoleon III
Rameses the Great
Ashurnasirpal
Shalmaneser
Adadnirari
Cairo
Jerusalem
Aleppo
Mosul
Bagdad
Europe
Berlin-to-Bagdad
Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
Calcutta
Damascus
Samarkand
Mecca
Abraham
Allenby
Lan
Beersheba
Palestine
Jordan
Moses
Sinai
Mount Hermon
Lake of
Huleb
Shiba
Banias
Pan
Herod the Great
Augustus
Hloney Valley
Jericho
Jordan Valley
Elisha
Asia