A narrative of travels in northern Africa in the years 1818, 19, and 20; accompanied by geographical notices of Soudan and of the course of the NigerLyon, G. F. (George Francis)
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A narrative of travels in northern Africa in the years 1818, 19, and 20; accompanied by geographical notices of Soudan and of the course of the Niger
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis)
Fezzan (Libya) -- Description and travel; Tripolitania -- Description and travel
They make very good jereeds and abas at Fuggha.
North-east.
Fuggha to Zella (Zala of the maps) 4 days. A well.
Zella to Marada 4 Well.
Marada to Zdābia 4 Well.
Zdābia to Benghāzi 4 Large town on the
sea-coast.
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Fuggha to Benghāzi 16 days of 7 or 8 hours.
_Benghāzi to Derna._
Benghāzi to El Abiar f’il Naga 1 long day.
El Abiar to Saas ou el Khōf 1 day.
Saas to Marawa 1 day.
Marawa to El Homrie (so named
after a celebrated Marāboot
whose tomb is there) 1½
East.
El Homrie to Garinna 1
Garinna to Legbaiba 1
Legbaiba to Derna 1 Town.
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7½ days.
All these are watering places. Derna is a considerable town on the
coast; it is walled, and has a large Mosque with sixty arches.
_From Tegerry to Bilma, according to the Account of some Travellers
recently arrived from thence._
South
Tegerry to El Haat 1 day. Resting place.
El Haat to Meshroo 1 Well.
Meshroo to Teneïa 1 Rocks.
Teneïa to El Wata 1 Resting place.
El Wata to El Warr 1 A well.
El Warr to El Hammer 2 A well.
El Hammer to Maffrus 2 A well.
Maffrus to Zhai 2 A well and domes.
Zhai to El Mara 1 Well and domes.
El Mara to Hatait el Dome 1 A well.
Hatait to Uguira 1 Large town of Tibboo Kawār.
Uguira to Kesbi ½ Town.
Kesbi to Shenumma ½ Large town.
Shenumma to Dirki 1 Large town.
Dirki to Bilma 2 Very large town.
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Thus Tegerry to Bilma is 18 days of 8 or 9 hours.
I found no one who knew of the salt lakes of Domboo, laid down in all
the maps; but there is abundance of salt at Agram, (which is four
days from Bilma west-south-west,) and a large lake, on the borders
of which this article is collected. The Tuarick of Aghades go there,
and carry away great quantities to Soudan. This agrees with the
accounts of Domboo; and from the circumstance of the Tuarick going
to Agram, and the position of that place, I am led to imagine it
may be the same with Domboo, though under another appellation. The
Tibboo immediately to the northward of Bornou are Wandela, Gunda,
and Traita, which tribes are all mingled together. Tibesty is east
of the Bornou road, and on the road to Waday. I here saw a woman
who pretended to tell fortunes by examining the palm of the hand;
which is the first instance of the kind I have met with.
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