ebtedeen

Updated: July 15, 2026

The Emir was a noble-looking old man, with a long white beard; the ladies were all dressed in white, and had their faces veiled. I once had the opportunity of seeing the Emir in his mountains at Ebtedeen. His proper name was Emir Sa'ad ed-deen Esh-shehâbi.

Lady Judith Cohen Montefiore - Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I: Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries: From 1812 to 1883