Garrett, Robert: Publications of an American Archaeological Expedition to Syria in 1899 - 1900 (Band 1): Topography and itinerary (New York, 1914)

GAZETTEER OF REGIONS VISITED BY THE EXPEDITION

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KUBBIT BABUTTA*. Hill in N. part
of Dj. Barisha, the highest point
in this mountain. It overlooks
the plain of Sermeda. Haleb can
be seen from it on a clear day.
Map 1.
KUBBIT SL^T. Roman monument
with medieval additions or repairs
on hill S. E. of and overlooking
Baalbek.
KlJKU*. Village in S. part of Dj.
il-A'la in N. Syria, inhabited by
Druses. Mapl.
KURD DAGH. See Kurd mountains.
KURD MOUNTAINS. (Turkish name
Kurd Dagh.) Mountain-range
running roughly parallel to Ama-
nus range. ItliesN.ofDj.il-
A'la, Dj. Shekh Berekat, etc.
Gen. map.
KURIN. Village in plain N. of Dj.
Riha. Gen. map and Map II.
KURKANYA*. Large village in
heart of Dj. Barisha. Map 1.
KUSIK. Ruined church on top of
a hill forming a part of Dj. Ba-
risha and opposite Dj. Turlaha.
Vog.: Koussik. Gen. map and
Mapl.
KUSSENYEH*. Village S. W. of
Kinnesrin. Map III.
KUTSHIK BAYINDIR*. Village near
W. bank of Euphrates, S. W. of
and about 3 miles from Kafra.
See Buyuk Bayindir.
KUTSHiK MlMADI*. Small village
about 8 miles S. W. of Membidj.
KUTSHIK ZlLIF*. Village N. of
Kubbesin and about 2 miles N.
of Buyuk Zilif.
Kuw^K. (Chalus; Nahr Kuwek;
River of Aleppo.) Small river
which rises near'Aintab and flows
through Aleppo, past Kinnesrin.
and into il-Matkh. Cf. Le Str.,
61,361,363, 487. Gen. mapand
Map III.
LADIKIYEH. (Laodicea ad Mare.)
Town on the Syrian sea-coast, W.
of the Nusairiyeh mountains. Le
Str., 490—492, etc. Gen. map.
LAHITHEH. Village below E. edge
of the Ledja, N. W. of Shakka.
Wetz.: Lahite. Gen. map.
LAHMUL. See Kefr-Lahmul.
LAKE OF ANTIOCH. See Bahr il-
Abyad.

LAKE OF HOMS. See Bahrit il-
Kattineh.
LAODICEA AD LlBANUM. See Tell
Nebl Mindo.
LAODICEA AD MARE. See Ladiki-
yeh.
LARISSA. See Kal'at Sedjar.
LEBANON. (Libanus ; Djebel Lub-
nan.) Mountain-chain parallel
to the E. coast of the Mediter-
ranean. Le Str., 77-79. Gen.
map.
LEBWEH. (Lebyo; Libum.) Vil-
lage N. E. of Ba'albek. Cf. Le
Str., 61, 1. 3; Mor. Gen. map.
LEDJA, II.-. (Trachonitis.) Region
formed of black volcanic rock and
lava streams S. of Damascus. On
it are some ancient ruins and some
modern villages. Le Str., 492,
etc. Gen. map.
LEDJ1NBH, IL-. Village in plain S.
of Dj. Halakah and of Kefr Ker-
min. Syriac Lgyn'; Wright,
692%, 704^, 708^. "Ladjdjun.
A town in the province of Kin-
nasrin" (Mukaddasl), Le Str.,
493. Gen. map and Map 1.
LlBANUS. See Lebanon.
LYCUS. See Nahr il-Kelb.
MA'AISHURIN. Village in plain E.
N. E. of Ma'arrit in-Nu'man.
Map II.
MA'ALLA*. Small village in high
central part of Dj. Riha. Map II.
MA'ARBALLIT. Village in foothills
which form the N. E. part of Dj.
Riha. Gen. map and Map 11.
MA'ARRAH. Village in plain E. S.
E. of Harbanush. Probably iden-
tical with Ma'arrit. il-'Akwan (see
below). See Blanck.
MA'ARRIT BETARf. Ruined town
near Hass in S. part of Dj. Riha.
Map II.
MA'ARRIT HERMEL. Village N. E.
of Apamea. Opp.-K.: Ma'arrit
Hormul. Gen. map.
MA'ARRIT ID-DlBSEII. Village S.
of Sermin. Blanck.: Ma'arret el-
Debsi.
MA'ARRIT IL-'AKWAN. Village in
plain S. E. of Dj. Barisha and N.
W. of Kinnesrin. Gen. map and
Map 1.

MA'ARRIT IL-MlSRFN. Village in
plain S. E. of Dj. Barisha. The
soil there is unusually fertile, hg
trees are numerous and roses are
growing by roadside. Syriac
M'rt Msryn, Wright, 434^. In
Arabic the name has different
forms, Le Str., 36, 39, 80, 497.
According to Abu '1-Fida it is "a
small town in a district of the
same name (i. e. Kinnasrin), lying
g leagues from Halab." Vog.:
Ma'rrat megrin. Gen. map and
Mapl.
MA'ARRIT IN-Nu'MAN. Town of
considerable size near edge of
E. foothills of Dj. Riha. Cf. Le
Str., 493-497. Gen. map and
Map II/
MA'ARRIT MATIR. Village with
traces of ancient buildings near S.
edge of Dj. Riha. Blanck., Gen.
map, and Map II.
MA'ARRIT SKHATAf. Unimportant
ruined town in S. portion of Dj.
Riha. Map II.
MA'ARRIT Z^TA, or Ras il-Djemel.
Village E. N. E. of Ma'arrit Her-
mel, S. of Hass, and near S. end of
Dj.Riha. Blanck.: Ma'arretZete.
MA'ARzAF. Village E. S. E. of
Riha. Blanck.: Ma'arret Zef.
MA'ATERIM*. Village in foothills
of N. W. part of Dj. Riha, W. S.
W. of Riha. Map II.
MA'BADiYEH*. Village about 10
miles E. of Haleb.
MABBOG. See Membidj.
MAltAYlN, IL-*. Village near S.
edge of Dj. il-Hass and S. E. of
Kinnesrin. Name not certain.
A1 Madain of Yak. and Mar. (?).
Cf. Le Str., 497. Gen. map and
Map III.
MADJDAL, IL-*. Village N. W. of
Hama, inhabited by the Muwall
Bedawin.
MADYpNl*. Village about 6 miles
W. of Tedif.
MAHADDJEH, IL-. Village near W.
edge of the Ledja and N. of Zor-
'ah. Syriac Mhg', Wright, 710^,
711a,- cf. Z. D. M. G., 29, 432;
Le Str., 509 (A1 Muhajjah).
Wetz.: el-Mahagge. Gen. map.
MAHMUD, IL-*. Village near
Euphrates and not far from the
mouth of Nahr Sadjur. Made
up of conical-roofed huts, gray in
color like soil of Euphrates valley.