The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: a compendium prepared by officers of the Sudan government, Vol. 2 (of 2)Sudan. Wizarat al-Naql wa-al-Muwasalat
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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
| | |interesting, and good deal of game
| | |seen, ariel plentiful, fresh
| | |elephant and buffalo tracks. From
| | |here a track made by game cuts
| | |across large bend of river for
| | |about 2 miles. The only means of
| | |progress for hamla after this is
| | |in bed of river. Sand heavy, but
| | |suits the camels well.
| | |
_Meshra Gazar_| 5 | 94½ |
| | |
_Khor Gelagu_ | 10½ | 105 |
| | |
„ Masawik | 1½ | 106½ |
| | |
Beit El Wahesh| — | — |
| | |
_El Dueim_ | 7 | 113½ |
| | |
_Semsir_ | 2½ | 116 |Name applies to district around.
| | |
_Um Bilbis_ | 13 | 129 |
| | |
_Um El Rug_ | 4½ | 133½ |In this neighbourhood game is
| | |plentiful, such as elephant,
| | |buffalo, roan, hartebeest, tiang,
| | |ariel reedbuck, ostrich, warthog,
| | |&c. There are also heglig, talh,
| | |kittr, hashab, sunt, kakamot and
| | |suba trees. Forests much damaged
| | |by jungle fires all along Dinder.
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28.—MOUTH OF KHOR GELAGU (DINDER) TO GALLABAT.
BY CAPTAIN H. F. S. AMERY, MARCH, 1903.
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