The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: a compendium prepared by officers of the Sudan government, Vol. 2 (of 2)Sudan. Wizarat al-Naql wa-al-Muwasalat
History
The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: a compendium prepared by officers of the Sudan government, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Sudan. Wizarat al-Naql wa-al-Muwasalat
Sudan -- Description and travel; Sudan -- History
Wad Hassuna | 30 | 59 |A village of mud houses and well
| | |of this name; also the tomb of
| | |Sheikh Hassan Wad Hassuna, near
| | |which is a large hafir called
| | |Ghobasha. Natives here Hassania,
| | |under Sheikh Hassan Meki. Country
| | |continues flat, and covered here
| | |and there with kitr and samr
| | |trees, also homra and meharib
| | |grass; road is stony and several
| | |khors cross it.
| | |
Hafir Kabarus | 4½ | 63½ |After Hafir Kabarus, three others
| | |by name El Biyut are past.
| | |
Hafir Amria | 7 | 70½ |A very large tank, J. El Sada, is
| | |passed to the south.
| | |
Bir Agab | 8½ | 79 |Two wells, about 90 feet deep,
| | |water good and plentiful.
| | |Mogharba, Hassania, Batahin and
| | |Ababda Arabs live about here.
| | |Several hafirs here, chief of
| | |which are Alatib and Balako. The
| | |latter lies 1½ miles south of the
| | |road, and is said to have been dug
| | |by the “Kufr” or heathen.
| | |
Khor Jegjegi | — | — |After leaving Agab the road soon
| | |runs alongside Khor Jegjegi, which
| | |it continues to follow to Abu
| | |Deleig. Kittr, sayal, heglig, and
| | |samr trees border the khor, which
| | |some 8 to 10 miles further east
| | |joins Wadi Hawad. There are about
| | |50 wells in the Abu Deleig
| | |district, 70 to 100 feet deep, but
| | |in the rainy season water can be
| | |obtained from Khor Jegjegi near
| | |the surface. At Abu Deleig all the
| | |natives live in dom-mat tents, and
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