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.|
--------------+-------------+------+----------------------------------
Renk | — | — |Track taken depends on the time of
| | |the year. Up to January inland
| | |track must be followed owing to
| | |water on the lower.
| | |
Telegraph Hill| 1 | 1 |On sandy hill near river; village
| | |of Abd El Salam, a refugee Dinka
| | |from Bahr El Ghazal. From here the
| | |track follows the telegraph line
| | |for some miles.
| | |
Khor Deleib | ½ | 1½ |Merely a dry ditch in the dry
| | |season; another dry branch is
| | |passed about 300 yards further on.
| | |Country here is open grass land;
| | |few small trees.
| | |
| 2½ | 4 |Thin forest of laot thorn bush and
| | |small heglig trees.
| | |
Gaikwach | 3 | 7 |A village of the Aku district,
| | |Sheikh Awat Wad Dual. Another
| | |small village 300 yards further
| | |on.
| | |
| 1½ | 8½ |Position of old Dinka village.
| | |
Kelang | 2½ | 11 |Small village of this name, left.
| | |
Loingwen | ½ | 11½ |Beginning of village of Loingwen,
| | |which comprises five small ones,
| | |all under Sheikh Bakhit Niok. From
| | |here along the lower road there
| | |are no villages before Elwat, and
| | |travellers must halt near water.
| | |
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