Palestine and Syria

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Arabic names are in general transliterated on the system explained at p. Xxxii, except in the case of such established historical forms as Jaffa, Ascalon, Acre, etc. Heights (above the sea-level) are given in English feet, from the most recent and trustworthy English and other sources.