| | |Gedaref and Gallabat. Wells 30 to | | |40 feet deep; fair supply. From | | |here a road goes W. to Durraba[13] | | |near the Rahad, and there is a | | |track, made by honey hunters, to | | |the Atbara, which is 13 or 14 | | |miles eastwards. | | | | | |For the first 2 miles after | | |leaving the wells a good deal of | | |dura and dukhn cultivation is | | |passed through, and then forest | | |with some quite fine trees begins | | |and continues to within a mile of | | |Gallabat. | | | _Khor Kuneina_| 15 | 81½ |The hills of Ras El Fil, where (Rest house) | | |this khor originates, are passed 2 | | |miles on the right. Up to January | | |water is obtainable slowly from | | |holes about 3 feet deep in its | | |bed. Later these become dry. Fine | | |ardeib tree. Thick forest, chiefly | | |talh and heglig, continues to Khor _Khor Otruk_ | 7 | 88½ |Otruk, where water stands in a | | |pool all the year round. There are | | |also wells near, from which | | |several small villages obtain | | |their water. | | | | | |The road now ascends an easy slope | | |for about 2 miles, and hills are | | |passed to the right and left. From | | |the top of this ascent Gallabat is | | |visible, and ½ mile before | | |reaching it a small khor with | | |_running water_ is crossed. | | | Gallabat | 4½ | 93 |Old fort of Zeki Tumal’s, 120 feet | | |above the town which lies at foot | | |of slope about 400 yards E. Water