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
| | |of track.
| | |
_Tiang-rial_ | 4⅜ | 131 |A cattle zeriba of Beia left.
| | |Backwater or small lake between
| | |track and river. Island in river,
| | |north end.
| | |
| ½ | 131½ |Thick bush left.
| | |
| ½ | 132 |End of backwater. March on river
| | |bank; track winds along river
| | |bank, occasionally through very
| | |bad kittr bush, which can be
| | |avoided in places by marching
| | |along the foreshore.
| | |
| 5⅜ | 137⅜ |Big ardeib tree—conspicuous
| | |landmark; backwater between tree
| | |and river. After 2 miles the bush
| | |ceases, and track lies over an
| | |open grass plain.
| | |
| 4¼ | 141⅝ |Cattle zeriba of village of
| | |Bekjuka (Beia). Name of locality
| | |Niayok. Khor Awilwil starts here
| | |and runs between track and river
| | |all the way to just south of
| | |Fashoda.
| | |
| 1¾ | 143⅜ |Cattle zeriba of Bawen and Addora,
| | |of district of Ni-el. There are
| | |three other zeribas between these
| | |last two points.
| | |
Mialek | 3¾ | 147⅛ |Cattle zeriba of Bawen (Ni-el).
| | |
Fanomdit | 2½ | 149⅝ |Debba and cattle zeriba of
| | |district of Dunjol.
| | |
Faloich | 1 | 150⅝ |Debba and cattle zeriba of Ni-el.
| | |
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