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
| | |banks, kittr and samr. Ground
| | |sandy, with occasional patches of
| | |stones; excellent going.
| | |
Khor Yelkuk | 5 | 61 |Also called Telkuk. One hundred
| | |yards broad, flowing westwards.
| | |Ten miles up this khor are wells
| | |and an Arab settlement. Many
| | |trees; good grazing for camels.
| | |Two miles to the north are low
| | |black hills called J. Kadabu.
| | |Country as before.
| | |
Khor Taugon | 5½ | 66½ |One hundred yards broad, banks 4
| | |feet high. One well here not yet
| | |reopened, in bed of khor; high
| | |trees and dom palms in bed and
| | |along banks. Two and half miles E.
| | |is J. Taugon. General direction
| | |62°.
| | |
Khor Shamfeid | 2½ | 69 |A small khor running into Khor
| | |Maman. Same direction being
| | |followed, J. Maman with its four
| | |peaks straight ahead. Ground rises
| | |gently and then descends towards
| | |the Khor Maman; with stones in
| | |places.
| | |
Khor Maman | 6 | 75 |One hundred yards broad, banks 4
| | |feet high; many high trees and
| | |doms; excellent grazing for
| | |camels. Crossing the khor and
| | |following up its right bank for 1½
| | |miles the wells are reached. Under
| | |J. Maman are seen many hundreds of
| | |stone huts, which, according to
| | |the Arabs, were built many
| | |centuries ago; also many large
| | |stone graves.
| | |
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