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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| | |Depth to water 3½ feet.
| | |
| | |Depth of water 10 „
| | |(very clean)
| | |
| | |Circumference (approx.) 7 „
| | |
| | |Good cattle watering places round
| | |the well. Good shade. Some green
| | |grass in the khor.
| | |
| | |After leaving Bir Delai, first
| | |march 5 miles along right bank of
| | |Khor Delai (looking towards mouth
| 5 | 33½ |of khor), direction W., cross the
| | |khor at the point where it runs
| | |slightly N.W. to join Khor El
| | |Ashob, then 8 miles over stony,
| | |but very level plain, excellent
| | |going in cattle tracks and sheep
_Pool El | 8 | 41½ |tracks S.W. to pool El Ashob in
Ashob_ | | |Khor El Ashob, 40 yards long, 12
| | |feet deep and 8 yards broad. Well
| | |filled up, 3 miles to N.W.; could
| | |be opened if necessary in khor
| | |under dom palm.
| | |
Khor Derudeb | 5 | 46½ |Leave Khor El Ashob, crossing to
| | |right bank (looking towards
| | |mouth), going in a westerly
| | |direction 5 miles to Khor Derudeb,
| | |cross this khor. A little cotton
| | |soil on E. bank of Khor Derudeb,
| | |going otherwise good, over light,
| | |stony, sandy soil, but no shade
| | |except at the khors. Then N.W. 10
Khor Abu | 10 | 56½ |miles further on to Khor Abu
Sillem | | |Sillem, coming from N. of J.
| | |Torbraa range; going good, grass
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