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Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa : $b Including accounts of Tripoli, the Sahara, the remarkable kingdom of Bornu, and the countries around Lake Chad — John Shaqi

Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa : $b Including accounts of Tripoli, the Sahara, the remarkable kingdom of Bornu, and the countries around Lake ChadBarth, Heinrich

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Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa : $b Including accounts of Tripoli, the Sahara, the remarkable kingdom of Bornu, and the countries around Lake Chad

Name: Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa : $b Including accounts of Tripoli, the Sahara, the remarkable kingdom of Bornu, and the countries around Lake Chad
Author: Barth, Heinrich

Barth, Heinrich

Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Africa, North -- Description and travel

CHAPTER IX.

  SINGULAR SCULPTURES IN THE DESERT—THE MOUNTAIN PASS                   88

      Hatíta—Sculptures in Telísaghé—Subject of Sculptures, Two
      Deities Fighting about a Bull—Herd of Bulls—Cattle formerly
      Beasts of Burden in the Desert—Fine Valleys—Breaking
      up of the Plateau—The Narrow Gutter-like Pass of
      Ralle—Téliya—Sérdales—Valley Tánesof—Mount Ídinen—The
      Traveller’s Mishap—Astray in the Desert—The Wanderer
      found—Arrival at Ghát.

                               CHAPTER X.

  THE INDIGENOUS BERBER POPULATION                                     102

      Fezzán, a Berber Country—The Berbers—Their Real Name Mázigh;
      the Name Tuarek of Arab Origin—The Azkár—History of the
      Azkár—The Hadánarang—Degraded Tribes—The Imghád—The Kél—View of
      the Valley of Ghát.

                               CHAPTER XI.

  CROSSING A LARGE MOUNTAIN-RIDGE, AND ENTERING ON THE OPEN
    GRAVELLY DESERT                                                    108

      The Town of Bárakat—The Date-groves of Bárakat and their
      Inhabitants—Alpine Lake—The Tawáti—High Mountain Pass—Deep
      Ravine of Égeri—Threatened Attack—Region of Granite
      Commences—Desert Plain of Mariaw—Afalésselez—Approach
      to Tropical Climes—Wild Oxen (“bagr el wahsh”) in the
      Desert—Nghákeli, New Vegetation (_Balanites Ægyptiaca_).

                              CHAPTER XII.

  DANGEROUS APPROACH TO ÁSBEN                                          120

      Picturesque Peak—Valley of Arókam—Caravan of
      Merábetín—Aséttere—The Guinea Worm—The Caravan (at
      Aísala)—Berber Inscription—Ikadémmelrang—Peculiar
      Mounts—Marárraba, the Halfway—Bóro’s Threats—First View
      of Ásben—Asïu—Approach of the Enemy—Valley Fénorang—The
      Freebooters’—Timázkaren—Máket-n-Íkelán, the Slaves’
      Dance—Continued Alarms—The Valley of Jínninau—Pleasant
      Valley of Gébi—The _Capparis sodata_.

                              CHAPTER XIII.

  INHABITED BUT DANGEROUS FRONTIER REGION                              134

      Tághajít—Character of the Borderers—New Alarms—Order of
      Battle—Mohammed Bóro—A Tardy Acknowledgment—Formidable
      Threats—The Compromise—Mountains of Ásben—Valley of Tídik—Sad
      Disappointment—Definitive Attack—The Pillage—_Cucifera
      Thebaïca_—Selúfiet—Tintagh-odé, the Settlement of the
      Merábetín—Short State of Supplies—A Desert Torrent—Arrival
      of the Escort—Valley of Fódet—Camel-Races—Parting of
      Friends—Valley of Afís—New Troubles—Arrival at Tin-téllust—The
      English Hill.

                              CHAPTER XIV.

  ETHNOGRAPHICAL RELATIONS OF AÏR                                      151

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