| | |along the Khor,| | | | |which delivers | | | | |a considerable | | | | |stream during | | | | |the rainy | | | | |season. | | | | |Surrounded by | | | | |dense | | | | |vegetation and | | | | |trees. A road | | | | |from here joins| | | | |the Dugiyet- | | | | |Berber road. | | | | |Supplies of all| | | | |kinds | | | | |plentiful. | | | | | | | Merowe | 1| 447 |Merowe. | |Old village of (capital) | |_719_ |Headquarters of| |Merowe. | | |province and | |Advanced post | | |residence of | |during summer | | |the Governor. | |of 1885, under | | |It is | |Commander | | |practically on | |Julian Baker, | | |the site of the| |R.N. | | |1896 camp of | | | | |Abu Dom Sanam. | |Will be | | |The town has | |terminus of the | | |yet to be | |branch line | | |built. At | |from Abu Hamed. | | |present it only| |From Affat to | | |consists of | |Merowe boats | | |about 30 | |will have to be | | |houses, | |towed by tugs, | | |including | |as they are | | |offices, | |unable to | | |telegraph, etc.| |navigate this | | | | |bit of river | | |Desert road to | |against wind | | |S.E. to Jakdul | |and stream. ----------+---+------+---------------+----------------+---------------