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
| | |in zeriba near here water their
| | |cattle from this and do not go to
| | |river until it is dry. Elephants
| | |had drunk here the previous night.
| | |
Woniat | ¾ | 28⅛ |Cattle zeriba of these Dinkas.
| | |From here a good track goes to
| | |Jebel Gerawi, two days’ march; no
| | |water to be got on route.
| | |
Debba Fobung | 2¼ | 30⅜ |High sandy debba, from here a
| | |small hill can be seen, Jokdit,
| | |direction was pointed out by a
| | |Dinka up a tree; bearing 355°.
| | |
| ¼ | 30⅝ |_Water hole_ at N., foot of debba,
| | |dries up latter on.
| | |
| | |Track is now excellent, running
| | |through sandy goz, ground high and
| | |forest of fine trees (sabakh).
| | |This road is passable all through
| | |the rains, and devoid of long
| | |grass and mud. Leads to Renk.
| | |
| 1 | 31⅝ |Two small dry ponds.
| | |
_Goz Kash- | 2¼ | 33⅞ |Heavy sandy ground; very fine
Kash_ | | |forest of big trees. Six wells dug
| | |in the sand, water said to be
| | |available all the year round. One
| | |huge ardeib tree by wells. Many
| | |trees called “dorod” by Arabs,
| | |“gia” by Dinkas. An old track runs
| | |to the river on the Ahmed
| | |Agha—Renk road, which it joins at
| | |the spot where the old Dinka
| | |elephant pits are, but it is now
| | |disused and choked with grass.
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45.—ITINERARY UP KHOR ADAR.
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