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
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| Miles. |
Place. +-------------+------+ Description.
|Intermediate.|Total.|
--------------+-------------+------+----------------------------------
Roseires | — | — |
| | |
Abramat | 3 | 3 |Village on W. bank Blue Nile, road
| | |goes through bush and grass.
| | |
_J. Agadi_[22]| 22 | 25 |Crossing Khor El Dunia, water here
| | |in three places, not good. Road
| | |now goes S. until Seraf Jogo;
| | |usual cotton soil and bush.
| | |
_Seraf Jogo_ | 25 | 50 |Rest house and good water here in
| | |khor from a spring; tobacco
| | |cultivated by the Ingasana. Bad
| | |going, over rocks; pass spring at
| | |Pingulo; road going W. to Buk.
| | |
_J. Buk_ | 12 | 62 |Water here under villages on S.
| | |side of hill, not good. Road goes
| | |off N.W. towards Gule; grass and
| | |bush and cotton soil.
| | |
_Gule_ | 27½ | 89½ |Water here good in two places on
| | |S. side of hill. One deep well,
_Khor Deleib_ | 16½ | 106 |good water, also big hole with
| | |Sagia; track S.W. to Khor Deleib;
| | |a flat depression with small khor
| | |in it; sometimes water holes where
| | |Arabs water sheep. Well 20 feet
| | |deep, good supply of water; track
| | |turns to S. to J. Silak.
| | |
_J. Silak_ | 22 | 128 |Water south side of hill, full of
| | |filth, natives even say it is bad,
| | |except just after rain. Rest house
| | |here.
| | |
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