| | | | | Salahia |4 | 59 |El Salahia |South of this |E. bank open, | | |district. |thick thorn |high, and sandy. | | |Swamp or |bush commences.|Sand hills come | | |cracked mud |From here to El|down to the | | |near river |Dueim (66 |water’s edge. | | |bank. Much |miles) the same| | | |dura in Wadi |scenery | | | |Sadik |continues. | | | | |Cultivation is | | | | |limited to the | | | | |islands and | | | | |foreshores. As | | | | |the water | | | | |falls, large | | | | |mud flats in | | | | |the centre of | | | | |the river | | | | |appear. To | | | | |these the | | | | |people transfer| | | | |their cattle | | | | |and belongings,| | | | |build “tukls” | | | | |and set up | | | | |shadufs. The | | | | |soil on these | | | | |flats is good, | | | | |and rich crops | | | | |are produced. | | | | |As the majority| | | | |of these | | | | |islands are not| | | | |exposed before | | | | |the month of | | | | |February, | | | | |artificial | | | | |irrigation for | | | | |the crops is | | | | |necessary. | | | | |These quickly |