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GOORMAH. 



near a village called Goormali, but could hear of 

 no ruins near them. In a quarter of an hour 

 from this village, we reached the foot of the 

 Climax near the western extremity of the bay of 

 Adalia. 



From this point the road continues along the 

 sea-shore to Adalia, a distance of about two hours. 

 The minarets and walls of the city are seen rising 

 above the plain. We crossed the mouths of 

 three considerable streams, passing over two, 

 which are deep and have high banks, by means 

 of wooden bridges, and wading through the third. 

 The two former gush out from the bases of the 

 mountains in large streams, like those in the 



