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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Name of well.|Distance| Description.
| apart. |
-------------+--------+---------------------------------------------
| Miles. |
| |
Handub | 10[6]|Slightly brackish, unlimited supply.
| |
Otao | 9 |One well, hole in khor; good water could
| |be developed.
| |
Tambuk | 5 |Good water about 15 feet down, unlimited
| |supply.
| |
Dissibil | 19 |One well, good water hole in khor, at
| |present (1898) sufficient half battalion
| |and transport; could be increased at will.
| |
Tamai | 25 |In Khor Hareitri; well also by some
| |called Hareitri. Stone, revetted, about
| |12 feet deep, good water; well itself
| |sufficient for half battalion and
| |transport, but supply easily increased.
| |Rain pools all along Khor Hareitri; one
| |very large and deep called Adelaweb, 3
| |miles from Tamai.
| |
Salalat | 11 |One and a-half miles to left of road, two
| |wells, revetted stone, one practically
| |choked. Good water about 40 feet down,
| |limited supply, enough for 50 camels, and
| |takes 2 hours to refill.
| |
Hayaba | 18 |Hole in sand, 4 feet deep, met
| |immediately on entering Khor Kokreb; good
| |water, supply practically unlimited, as
| |similar holes can be dug in very short
| |time.
| |
Sarbit | 1½ |In Khor Kokreb, good water about 10 feet
| |down, revetted stone.
| |
Matar | 7 |Hole in khor, still Kokreb, good water,
| |supply half battalion, but could be
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