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
| 1 | 47 |Fanyanglwel and runs along left
| | |bank of khor for 3 miles, passing
| | |one ferik at 47th mile, and then
| | |cuts across an open plain with few
| | |scattered trees, and meets Khor
| | |Filus at Riul.
| | |
| | |The former track runs through
| | |beautiful country along bank of
| | |Khor Filus; thickly wooded,
| | |waterfowl in abundance, also
| | |harte-beest (Tiang) and Oribi; a
| | |little water in places, in the
| | |khor, under matted reeds. Khor
| | |very winding to Nerol (9 miles).
| | |Cattle feriks on R. bank of khor;
| | |fine sheet of water (some 2 miles
| | |long in places) 50 to 60 yards
| | |wide, and in places deep; good
| | |colour and taste. Village of Nerol
| | |about 6 miles due south, according
| | |to guides; at bend of Khor Filus,
| | |at mile 10, Khor Chirol or Nerol
| | |flows in, said to flow from Nyang
| | |Deng on Sobat, near Nasser, 30 to
| | |40 yards wide, nearly dry (April).
| | |Track now runs along khor straight
| | |to Riul, 5½ miles further on.
| | |
Riul | 6¾ | 53¾ |A cattle ferik on right bank of
| | |khor, village proper lies two
| | |miles inland due south, behind
| | |thick belt of trees.
| | |
Tut | 2¼ | 56 |Cattle ferik under good shady
| | |trees, village proper inland
| 2¼ | 58¼ |behind trees; good camping ground;
| | |thick thorn bush ¼ mile on left of
| | |track; good pool of water in khor,
| | |400 yards from camp, which is on
| | |rising ground, no trees for shade.
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