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Burckhardt noticed the ruins of the town in 1814, but he underestimated their importance (nom file)
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Burkhardt's base from 1809/12 after being accepted by the "Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa" or "African Association" to penetrate the central and western Sudan. Perfected his Arabic there, adopted an Arabian persona and probably genuinely converted to Islam.
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Rediscovered on Aug 22 1812. Burkhardt used a "trick" to gain entrance claiming that he had to sacrifice a goat in honour of Haroun (Aaron)
See ebooks.adelaide.edu.au
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After crossing the Red Sea, he entered Jeddah on 18 July 1814 and became sick with dysentery for the first time in his travels. (wiki)
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He arrived at Cairo on 4 September 1812, where he spent four months. He spent the remaining two years of his life editing his journals and living modestly in Cairo. (wiki)
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He left Aleppo in early 1812 and headed south through Damascus, Ajloun and Amman. (wiki)
