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
Ibrahim | | |reaching this slight elevation
Sharak | | |(called after a man who was killed
(Arab) | | |by an elephant here), and
| | |commences again after about a mile
_El Ragal_ | — | — |of open ground, and the district
(Arab) | | |of El Ragal (Arab) begins, and the
| | |khor now takes that name.
| | |
Track | 2½ | 336 |A track branches off eastwards and
leading to | | |is said to lead to a Dinka village
Kash Kash | | |or district called Kash Kash 15-20
(Arab and | | |miles from the river. There are
Dinka) | | |said to be wells there. The bush
| | |or forest after leaving Debba
| | |Ibrahim Sharak up to this point is
| | |unpleasantly thick, especially for
| | |night travelling, but here the
| | |bush ceases to cause any
| | |inconvenience.
| | |
Goz Abu | 3¾ | 339¾ |A slight elevation; a mile further
Teiba | | |on the road was left and Khor
| | |Sangeir about 100 yards wide and
Khor | ¾ | 340½ |now (March) dry, was crossed.
Sangeir or | | |
Rau | | |
| | |
| | |This khor would probably be a
| | |considerable obstacle in the
| | |rains, and would have to be
| | |crossed some distance up. After a
| | |good rainy season the people in
| | |the neighbourhood of Mabiu, which
| | |is about 15 miles further up are
| | |said to drink from it until well
| | |on into the dry season. A mile
Khor | 1 | 341½ |further on Khor Messangeir or
Messangeir | | |Mariu, or Balantega, a rather
| | |smaller khor is crossed. J. Ahmed
_J. Ahmed | 1 | 342½ |Agha or Biba about 300 feet above
Agha_ or | | |the plain. There are several Dinka
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