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MARITIME CITIES OF PALESTINE.
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of the present century stands on the
accumulated ruins of former cities, on a
rounded hill, the summit of which is one
hundred and fifty-three feet above the
level of the sea (see steel plate, Jaffa).
Just in front of the town there is a
semicircular belt of rocks, some of which
rise high out of the water, while others
are only indicated by the surf which dashes
over them. These rocks (to one of which,
according to Pliny, Andromeda was
chained) form a large but shallow harbour,
which can only be entered by small boats
(see page 133). There is a wide opening
to the north and a narrow one to the
west. Steamers anchor in the roadstead
half a mile from the shore, and passengers
are landed in small boats (see page 128).
The town of Jaffa is rapidly increasing in
wealth and importance. Its population is
said to exceed eisdit thousand, and of this
SANCTUARY OF IMAM 'ALY.
Surmounted by one large and eight smaller domes. On the road
between Jaffa and Ramleh, near the village of Yaziir.
number more than two-thirds are Moham-
medans. The suburban population also is
considerable; there is an Egyptian colony
north of the town beyond the cemetery
(see page 131), and the Temple colony (refer to page 98) occupies an estate called Sarona, some
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141
of the present century stands on the
accumulated ruins of former cities, on a
rounded hill, the summit of which is one
hundred and fifty-three feet above the
level of the sea (see steel plate, Jaffa).
Just in front of the town there is a
semicircular belt of rocks, some of which
rise high out of the water, while others
are only indicated by the surf which dashes
over them. These rocks (to one of which,
according to Pliny, Andromeda was
chained) form a large but shallow harbour,
which can only be entered by small boats
(see page 133). There is a wide opening
to the north and a narrow one to the
west. Steamers anchor in the roadstead
half a mile from the shore, and passengers
are landed in small boats (see page 128).
The town of Jaffa is rapidly increasing in
wealth and importance. Its population is
said to exceed eisdit thousand, and of this
SANCTUARY OF IMAM 'ALY.
Surmounted by one large and eight smaller domes. On the road
between Jaffa and Ramleh, near the village of Yaziir.
number more than two-thirds are Moham-
medans. The suburban population also is
considerable; there is an Egyptian colony
north of the town beyond the cemetery
(see page 131), and the Temple colony (refer to page 98) occupies an estate called Sarona, some
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