_El Talbab_ | 3¼ | 71¾ |Two miles from river, population | | |1,000. Mud houses. The road | | |continues through the Halawin | | |district, comprising some 64 | | |villages inland. Cultivation by | | |rain. | | | _Um Haboba_ | 3¼ | 75 |Commonly called by the natives the | | |Geneinat El Halawin; excellent | | |camping ground, garden, excellent | | |grazing, date palms, lemon trees | | |in garden. The road now passes | | |through somewhat thick mimosa | | |jungle to plain covered with thorn | | |scrub. | | | _Wad Abu | 3 | 78 |Rest house. A large village, ¼ Ferugha_ | | |mile from road on left, population (Furur?) | | |800. A few dom palms and grazing | | |(indifferent) along bank. Opposite | | |bank well wooded, inhabitants | | |depend on rain cultivation. | | | _Debeba_ | 2 | 80 |A long straggling village, 1 | | |mosque, a few sunt trees. An | | |island called Debeba in front of | | |village. Bearing from north end of | | |village to Rufaa 110°, about 3 | | |miles off on right bank. | | | Wad El Ramil | ½ | 80½ |A small village east of road. | | |Bearing to Rufaa 90°. Road passes | | |through open plain. | | | _Hassa Hisa_ | 2 | 82½ |Two large sunt trees, one at north or _Hassai_ | | |end, one at south end. Fair size | | |village at the apex of the bend of | | |the river, mostly tukls. One and a | | |quarter miles further on are two | | |very large acacia trees; road | | |open. The river here makes a sharp