VOLUME XXXVI 



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NUMBER FIVE 



The NATIONAL 



GEOGRAPHIC 



MAGAZINE 



NOVEMBER, 1919 



CONTENTS 

 SIXTEEN PAGES IN COLOR 



The Rise of the New Arab Nation 



18 Illustrations 



The Land of the Stalking Death 



23 Illustrations 



Where Slav and Mongol Meet 



16 Illustrations MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS 



Syria: The Land Link of History's Chain 



21 Illustrations MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS 



PUBLISHED BY THE 



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 



HUBBARD MEMORIAL HALL 



WASHINGTON, D.C. 



