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
| | |masses of rock, makes an excellent
| | |landmark, as tracks leads straight
| | |on to it.
| | |
Lagag Aweb[4] | 1½ | 116 |Above-mentioned landmark is
(called by | | |passed, it lies to left of road,
natives half | | |and on close inspection becomes a
way to Berber)| | |smooth, oval base of rock, with
| | |irregular mass at approach end,
| | |while other block dissolves into
| | |two huge boulders, one with a
| | |considerable lean to east. Pass
| | |between this, which is called
| | |Lagag Aweb, on left, and a smaller
| | |rocky hill on right, is considered
| | |by natives as half way to Berber.
| | |
| | |Track now winds for 2 miles round
| | |base of low stony hills, crosses a
| | |neck, then on left a strip of
| | |coarse grass and stunted mimosa,
| | |bearing away to left, while hills
| | |on left also spread away. For some
| | |way further, track winds along
| | |base of hills on right, when they
| | |also spread away, and the stony
Wadi Yungul or| 2½ | 118½ |plain called Wadi Yungul is
K. Yomga | | |reached, going good. Good camp
| | |grounds, but indifferent grazing,
| | |and no water or fuel in Wadi
| | |Yungul. Yungul Plain ceases, track
| | |winds to right between low stony
| | |hills. A little over 1 mile and
| 6½ | 125 |narrow khor, with few trees and
| | |coarse grass, is crossed, then
| | |again winds through low hills. Two
| | |connected hillocks of white marble
| | |being a prominent feature
| | |immediately to left of track.
| | |
| 3 | 128 |The Ariab valley is entered, it is
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