extensive, but in general at the towns, villages, and ruins
throughout this country, as well as in the desert of Arabia,
these receptacles for containing water are of moderate size,
having one small aperture at a depth of from 30 to 40 feet;
and occasionally there is a flight of steps to descend to the level
of the water. In general they are not built, but excavated in
the rocks, and as the inhabitants of Syria chiefly depend upon
tanks for a supply of water, such structures are very numerous
throughout the country.
END OF VOL. II.
AP P ENDIX.
