Travels in Arabia; Comprehending An Account of Those Territories in Hedjaz Which the Mohammedans Regard As Sacred
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But this may be wholly ascribed to the apathy of theinhabitants, and their indifference for agricultural pursuits. Numerouswells, dispersed throughout the town, prove that water may be easilyobtained at about thirty feet below the surface.
In Arabia, wherever the ground can be irrigated by wells, the sands maybe soon made productive. The industry of a very few years might thusrender Mekka and its environs as remarkable for gardens and plantations, as it now is for absolute sterility. El Azraky ...speaks [p. 132] of gardens in this valley, and describes different springs andwells that no longer exist, having probably been choked up by theviolent torrents. El Fasy likewise affirms that in his days the towncontained no less than fifty-eight wells. But, in the earliest times ofArabian history, this place was certainly barren; and the Koran stylesit accordingly "the valley without seeds. " Azraky further says, thatbefore houses were constructed here by the Kossay, this valley aboundedwith acacias and various thorny trees.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But this may be wholly ascribed to the apathy of theinhabitants, and their indifference for agricultural pursuits. Numerouswells, dispersed throughout the town, prove that water may be easilyobtained at about thirty feet below the surface.
In Arabia, wherever the ground can be irrigated by wells, the sands maybe soon made productive. The industry of a very few years might thusrender Mekka and its environs as remarkable for gardens and plantations, as it now is for absolute sterility. El Azraky ...speaks [p. 132] of gardens in this valley, and describes different springs andwells that no longer exist, having probably been choked up by theviolent torrents. El Fasy likewise affirms that in his days the towncontained no less than fifty-eight wells. But, in the earliest times ofArabian history, this place was certainly barren; and the Koran stylesit accordingly "the valley without seeds. " Azraky further says, thatbefore houses were constructed here by the Kossay, this valley aboundedwith acacias and various thorny trees.
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