apart-ments

Updated: August 7, 2026

All the houses of the Mekkawys, except those of the principal and richest inhabitants, are constructed for the accommodation of lodgers, being divided into many apart-ments, separated from each other, and each consisting of a sitting-room and a small kitchen.

John Lewis Burckhardt - Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred