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
| | |impassable.
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12.—EL GETITE (IN KHOR ARAF) TO ADARAMA, _viâ_ BIR DELAI AND
TENDERA.
BY CAPTAIN KENRICK, SEPTEMBER, 1901.
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| Miles. |
Place. +-------------+------+ Description.
|Intermediate.|Total.|
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El Getite | — | — |March from El Getite to junction
| | |of Khor Araf with Khor Barshoi
Khor Barshoi | 17 | 17 |(_vide_ previous route report),
| | |then march for 2 miles N.W. up
| | |Khor Araf almost to its source;
| | |the khor narrows here and the path
| | |is a little stony in places, then
| | |turn W. over a stony plain for 2
| | |miles, very fairly good going
Khor El Ashob | 4 | 21 |until the source of Khor El Ashob
| | |is reached. From this place may be
| | |sighted sources of Khor Araf and
| | |Khor Amboreb, which runs away
| | |apparently S.E. There was plenty
| | |of grass and shade here. Leaving
| | |Khor El Ashob, which runs away to
| | |the N.W., afterwards turning S.W.
| | |again to join Khor Derudeb, march
Khor Delai | 7½ | 28½ |S.W. to Khor Delai, 7½ miles
| | |distant; road stony, but good
| | |going on sheep tracks, the stones
| | |are not very thick, nor is it
| | |rocky. Cross several khors _en
Khor Beida | — | — |route_, Khor Beida is one of them;
| | |there is a little grass in all of
| | |these. On reaching Khor Delai,
| | |after going a few yards down the
_Bir Delai_ | — | 28½ |khor the well is reached in the
| | |centre of the khor, recently
| | |cleaned out by the Arabs, but
| | |there are none here now. The well
| | |is lined with wood.
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