The geography and geology of south-eastern EgyptBall, John
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The geography and geology of south-eastern Egypt
Ball, John
Geology -- Egypt; Physical geography -- Egypt
=Suakin el Qadim=, is a collection of mounds close to the sea a little
south of latitude 22° 20′. Bent, who visited the place in 1896,
found “nothing earlier than Cufic remains, unless the graves,
formed of four large blocks of madrepore sunk deep into the ground,
may be looked upon as a more ancient form of sepulture.”[101]
My native assistant reported there was no well at the place, nor
anything of interest besides the graves.
=Wadi Delowa= is a small wadi entering the sea about six kilometres
south-east of Suakin el Qadim. It originates in the low hill country
near Mikeriba and flows north-east between the little red hill of
Alafot and the low banks called Alafot Onqwab on the north and the
granite hills of Kreishim and Taar Ara on the south.
=Wadi Serimtai= is an important drainage line, the main head of
which is situated in the Sudan, probably near the great mountain of
Asotriba. It enters Egypt in longitude 36° 22′, coursing northward
between Gebel Hanquf and Gebel Shendodai, from which last-named
mountain it receives a feeder called =Wadi Um Seyal=. After passing
Gebel Shendodai it crosses a tract of low granite hills to the foot
of Gebel O Sir Eirab, where it receives the wadi of the same name and
numerous feeders from Gebel Hanquf. It then turns north-east, passing
along the foot of the spurs of Elba, and north of the granite hills
of O Wota and Abai Sis to reach the sea ten kilometres north-west of
Halaib. About twenty-five kilometres up from its mouth, Wadi Serimtai
contains a well called =Bir Sararat Serimtai=, which has, however,
not been visited. The =Wadi O Sir Eirab=, an important tributary of
Serimtai, drains the south flanks of Gebel Elba, coursing at first
south-west and then turning sharply eastward. At the turn is a well in
the wadi floor called =Bir Salalat O Sir=, 440 metres above sea-level,
close to which is an easy pass leading into the head of Wadi O
Sir Hadal, a tributary of Wadi Yoider. From its entry into Egypt
to its mouth, Wadi Serimtai has a length of forty-five kilometres,
and an average slope of twelve and a half metres per kilometre. It
contains plenty of trees and scrub, especially in its upper parts.
=Mera Kwan= is a wadi draining north-eastward from Gebel Shendodai
and entering the sea a little north of Halaib. It has not been
surveyed in detail, but as it drains from high mountains it doubtless
contains plenty of vegetation, especially in its upper parts. The
lower half of its course is rather sandy, passing among low hills
on to the coast-plain.
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