On the Left is the burka Bazaar, One of the Sights of India, Each Dealer Having a Small Shop of His Own.
"The Critic in the Orient"
George Hamlin Fitch
Arriving at Sebustieh and going on to burka we quitted the Jeba' road, and turned to Seeleh which lay on our left, and Fendecomia high up on the right, Jeba' being in sight.
"Byeways in Palestine"
James Finn
These inscriptions are, like the burka, or door curtain, gold worked into red silk, by the Bayt al-Sadi.
"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah"
Sir Richard Francis Burton