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
| | |25 yards broad where crossed by
| | |the road. Good water obtainable,
| | |but getting scarce now. Road
| | |beyond somewhat rough and uneven,
| | |which is caused by the spurs of J.
J. Agaro | 4½ | 20 |Agaro, &c., all of which hills are
| | |left on right. Bush, with no
| | |traces of water, until Khor Sumba
| | |is reached, but J. Agaro is
| | |inhabited by Jebelawin.
| | |
_Khor Sumba_ | 5 | 25 |Crossed three times in the space
| | |of about ½ mile. Probably due to
| | |an S curve in the river and not
| | |three distinct channels. Breadth
| | |of each about 35 yards, but
| | |extremely shallow. Banks very
| | |fertile and a good deal of
| | |cultivation, principally dura.
| | |Good water obtainable here.
| | |
Khor Tumat | 1 | 26 |Road just enters khor, where it is
| | |joined by Khor Kari, but leaves it
| | |again without crossing it. Khor
| | |about 60 yards broad here. No
| | |water visible, but could probably
| | |be obtained by digging, as there
| | |is any quantity just below the
| | |surface about 5 miles further
| | |south. From here to the Khor El
| | |Dahab (Adaba), trees are bigger
| | |and water evidently more
| | |plentiful, with many traces of all
| | |sorts of game.
| | |
_Khor El | 2¾ | 28¾ |Crossed by the road about ½ mile
Dahab_ | | |from its junction with the Khor
| | |Tumat. Water obtainable at
| | |present, but very little and bad.
| | |Road crosses east of J. Farbau,
| | |passing over some of the low
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