Travels in Syria and the Holy Land

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Travels in Syria and the Holy Land is an early 19th-century travel narrative by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, detailing his journeys, observations, and archaeological explorations across Syria and the Levant.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction work
travel narrative
author Johann Ludwig Burckhardt NERFINISHED
basedOn Johann Ludwig Burckhardt's journeys in the Levant
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts Bedouin tribes
Islamic cities of the Levant
Jordan region NERFINISHED
Palestine NERFINISHED
early 19th century Syria
describes Islamic religious practices
ancient ruins
archaeological sites in the Levant
local customs and traditions
rural life in the Levant
trade routes in the Middle East
urban life in Syrian cities
documentationOf routes and geography of Syria and Palestine
documentedBy Johann Ludwig Burckhardt's field notes
genre exploration narrative
travel literature
hasBibliographicCategory historical travel account
hasPart accounts of travels in Aleppo
accounts of travels in Damascus
accounts of travels in Jerusalem
accounts of travels in the Hauran
accounts of travels in the Jordan Valley
descriptions of Bedouin life
notes on antiquities and inscriptions
historicalPeriod Ottoman Empire era NERFINISHED
influenced later 19th-century travel writing on the Middle East
intendedAudience European readers interested in the Orient
literaryPeriod 19th-century literature
mainSubject Holy Land NERFINISHED
Levant NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
notableFor detailed ethnographic observations
early European description of the Levant
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationDate 1822
publisher John Murray NERFINISHED
relatedWork Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys NERFINISHED
Travels in Nubia NERFINISHED
timeOfSetting early 19th century

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