GeographyMap of Syria and Palestine; taken from the New Universal Geography by Elis閑 Reclus (1884).The map shows the cities of Damascus; Homs; Tripoli; Beirut; Baalbek; Sidon; Tire; Haifa; Jerusalem; Nablus; Hebron; Gaza; Caesarea; Jaffa; Amman; the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.The route of the pilgrims between Istanbul and Mecca is reported: it goes through Beirut; Damascus and Amman. In the 19th century; many Muslim pilgrims used this route to reach Mecca via Istanbul; Aleppo (or Beirut by sea); Damascus; Amman; Tabruk and Medina.Map; 1884 (Private Collection).