| | |strip by the foreshore of the | | |river is cultivated with heavy | | |crops of dura, lubia, sesame, | | |melons, and vegetables. Some of | | |the islands also are under | | |cultivation. | | | Eilafun | 3 | 20¾ |Wood station and village L., a | | |track leads from here to Geili | | |about 75 miles. About ¼ mile | | |inland on the L. is the Government | | |rest house of Sabil. | | | Dueikhla | 1½ | 22¼ |R. | | | Bageir | ¼ | 22½ |L. | | | Bageir Sharg | 2½ | 25 |R. | | | Bageir | 1 | 26 |L. Another small village of the | | |same name. | | | El Shereig | 2 | 28 |R. | | | El Gedid | 1½ | 29½ |L. First of three villages of same | | |name extending for 1½ miles S. | | |Cultivation round the villages. | | | Awag El Darb | 3¼ | 32¾ |L. Between here and Masadia, a | | |short distance inland on R. bank | | |is the village of Sheikh El Obeid. | | | Masadia | 2½ | 35¼ |L. | | | El Nuba | 2½ | 37¾ |L. Largish village ½ mile from | | |river. | | | Mahas Island, | ¾ | 38½ | N. end | | | | | | Mahas, S. end | 2¼ | 40¾ |