The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 104National Geographic Society, 1953 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... hadj need to wear the pilgrim's garb the ihram - two pieces of seamless cloth wound about the body so as to leave one shoulder bare . Purpose of the ihram is to erase class distinctions and to stress , in its resemblance to the shroud ...
... hadj need to wear the pilgrim's garb the ihram - two pieces of seamless cloth wound about the body so as to leave one shoulder bare . Purpose of the ihram is to erase class distinctions and to stress , in its resemblance to the shroud ...
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... hadj brought about 500,000 pil- grims . Mecca's normal pop- ulation is some 150,000 . Al- leys , sidewalks , doorways , courtyards , gardens , and even mosques were crowded by night with sleeping fig- ures . The author's father , a ...
... hadj brought about 500,000 pil- grims . Mecca's normal pop- ulation is some 150,000 . Al- leys , sidewalks , doorways , courtyards , gardens , and even mosques were crowded by night with sleeping fig- ures . The author's father , a ...
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... hadj . In gratitude , the Mufti of Lebanon ordered prayers for Americans in all mosques , and King Abdul Aziz al Saud presented Arab robes to 86 airmen . Upper right : Pilgrims receive flight instructions . Lower : Best known of those ...
... hadj . In gratitude , the Mufti of Lebanon ordered prayers for Americans in all mosques , and King Abdul Aziz al Saud presented Arab robes to 86 airmen . Upper right : Pilgrims receive flight instructions . Lower : Best known of those ...
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Fact Finding for Tomorrows Planes A Little Faninabox Wind | v |
All America Mingles in the Prairie State | ix |
Rip Van Winkle of the Underground North Americas Much Misunder | xii |
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