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
Khor Hambokeb | | |of 4 more miles. Then S.E. over a
| | |very stony plain for 10 miles to
Khor Godamaieb| — | — |Khor Godamaieb; this plain is
| | |crossed by small khor, near which
| | |and in which there is always a
| | |little green grass and some shade.
| | |Khor Godamaieb was dry. The well
_Tisharam_ | 38½ | 110 |Tisharam is on the west bank, and
| | |is a very good one, though
| | |unlined; its dimensions were:—
| | |
| | | Depth to water 9 feet.
| | |
| | | Depth of water (good) 5 feet.
| | |
| | | Circumference 7 feet.
| | |
| | |I was told Osman Digna usually
| | |went _viâ_ Khor El Ashob, Bir
| | |Delai and Khor Delai to Khor Araf.
| | |Plenty of dom palms on each bank,
| | |some coarse green grass; remains
| | |of a very large old well filled
| | |up.
| | |
| | |Cross Khor Godamaieb, about 50
| | |yards wide, march N.E. over a road
| | |for the most part stony, except 2½
| | |miles from Khor Godamaieb, where
Khor Angwatiri| 2½ | 112½ |Khor Angwatiri is crossed; there
| | |is green grass in plenty, and some
| | |shade from thorn bushes. It was
| | |full of Gemilab Arabs and their
| | |flocks, who water away to the E.
_Khor Amboreb_| 7½ | 120 |in Khor Amboreb, where there are
| | |some pools of water. After 5 miles
| | |further you enter the hills, and
| | |there are 4 miles of very bad
| | |stony going in and out of small
| | |khors in the midst of stony
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