| | | | |of the town are | | | | |the ruins of a | | | | |once strong | | | | |fort. Severe | | | | |sand storms are | | | | |frequent. There | | | | |is one mosque | | | | |built over an | | | | |old Christian | | | | |church | | | | |commanding the | | | | |river, village, | | | | |and surrounding | | | | |country. | | | | |Cliffs, old | | | | |sandstone, | | | | |30-70 feet | | | | |high. | | | | | El Ghaba | 4| 355 |A small village|Tangussi Island,|Fertile stretch | | |with a clump of|very fertile; 8 |opposite | | |trees. There is|miles long. |Tangussi. | | |a break in the |Narrow east | | | |cultivation |channel | | | |here, and space| | | | |on the river | | | | |for good | | | | |camping ground.| | | | |Markets | | | | |Tuesdays and | | | | |Fridays | | | | | | | Abu Gussi | 1| 356 |Was an |Good landing | | | |important |west bank. On | | | |village, with |leaving Abu | | | |road striking |Gussi, the river| | | |south-west to |changes its | | | |Omdurman and El|course to nearly| | | |Fasher. British|east and west. | | | |Garrison, 1885.|The left bank to| | | |Now deserted; |Debba is highly |