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No 60.—Syria and
Palestine]
Palestine]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE - I. GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL
(1) Position and Frontiers 1 Administrative Divisions 3 - (2) Surface, Coast, River System and Lakes
Surface 4 Coast 9 River System and Lakes 10 (3) Climate 12 (4) Sanitary Conditions 13 - (5) Race and Language
Race 14 Language 15 - (6) Population
Distribution 16 Movement 16 - II. POLITICAL HISTORY
Chronological Summary 18 Syria after Napoleon's Expedition 19 Various Local Rulers 19 Imperfect Imperial Control 21 Suzerainty of Caliph 21 Feudalism 22 Hereditary System 23 International Rivalry of Foreign Powers 23 French and British in Syria 24 The Egyptian Invasion 26 Egyptian Occupation 27 Encouragement of Europeans 28 Lebanon Question; Beshir 29 Druses and Maronites; Britain and France 30 Egyptians driven out; Measures for Settlement 31 Outbreaks of 1845 32
Wt. 1593/557 1005 5/20 F.O.P. [2947]
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