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
Khor Aiwani | ½ | 25½ |100 yards wide, thickly wooded,
| | |slopes easy.
| | |
_Khor Yabis_ | ½ | 26 |A well defined channel 20 yards
| | |wide, river within easy reach
| | |between Khor Aiwani and Khor
| | |Yabis.
| | |
Khor Yare | 1½ | 27½ |A well defined channel 10 yards
| | |wide.
| | |
_Abu Gemai_ | 1½ | 29 |Rest tukls on high bank commanding
| | |a fine view of the river. Very
| | |good camping ground for small
| | |party. Water close, but road to it
| | |steep. Village of Abu Gemai on
| | |opposite bank, considerable
| | |cultivation. J. Fazogli visible.
| | |
| | |After Abu Gemai the road leaves
| | |the river, and water is not
| | |obtainable for some way.
| | |
Khor Zarifa | 4 | 33 |Very stony, 25 yards wide, said to
| | |rise in J. Dimr, but more probably
| | |in J. Samina. Forms boundary
| | |between Fazogli and Roseires.
| | |
Khor Abu Gerin| 4½ | 37½ |15 yards wide, sandy. About 1
| | |mile, and 2 miles further on are
| | |two small khors and dom palms
| | |begin.
| | |
_Ardeiba_ | 3 | 40½ |Recognised halting place, but
| | |tukls burnt down. Water 200 yards
| | |distant. River narrows to about
| | |150 yards, river bank consisting
| | |of shingle cliffs. Village of
| | |Ardeiba opposite scattered tukls
| | |with little cultivation.
| | |
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