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Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798Browne, William George

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Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798

Name: Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798
Author: Browne, William George

Browne, William George

Egypt -- Description and travel; Sudan -- Description and travel; Syria -- Description and travel

The people above described are independent tribes of
  negroes, who have no other ruler than their respective
  chiefs, the authority of whom is very small, except in
  time of war. The Mecque of Sennaar used to claim some
  tribute from the people of Sheibôn, but received
  nothing regularly.

    From Sheibôn to Shurrû                              }        {   0½
                                                        } W.S.W. {
    From Shurrû to Luca                                 }        {   1

  Luca is another place where resides an independent
  chief: it is also famous for its gold, which, as at
  Sheibôn, is the only medium of exchange among the
  inhabitants.

    From Luca to Koheila                                    W.       1½

  In Koheila are Arabs, not subject to any monarch of
  the country. Some idolaters also live among them.

    From Koheila to Tlinga, a town                      }        {   1
                                                        }        {
  People of Tlinga Mohammedans.—This country is called  } W. ¼W. {
  by the Arabs Dar Kinnana.                             }        {
                                                        }        {
    From Tlinga to Gebel Sahd                           }        {   0½

  Gebel Sahd is within the dominion of Sennaar.

    From Gebel Sahd to Baha-ed-dîn                          N.       1

  Still Dar Kinnana.

    From Baha-ed-dîn to Gebel-el-abîd                     N.N.E.     1

    From Gebel-el-abîd to Tumbûl                            N.       1

  Tumbûl is under the government of the king of the
  Tuclawi.

    From Tumbûl to Seisabân                             }        {   1
                                                        }        {
  Seisabân is inhabited by Arabs alone.                 }        {
                                                        }        {
    From Seisabân to Abdome                             }        {   0½
                                                        }        {
    From Abdome to Tuggala, capital of the king of      }        {
    Tuclawi                                             }   N.   {   0½
                                                        }        {
  This district is called Sagurnié, country of the      }        {
  mountaineers.                                         }        {
                                                        }        {
    From Tuggala to Deir                                }        {   1
                                                        }        {
    From Deir to Gebel-el-deir                          }        {   1

    From Gebel-el-deir to Gebel-el-Bucclé                 N.N.W.     1

    From Gebel-el-Bucclé to Ibeit                           N.       0½


                _From Rîl to Wara, capital of Bergoo._

    From Rîl to Gebel Marra, _deep sand_                    W.       2

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Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798Browne, William George

History

Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798

Browne, William George

Egypt -- Description and travel; Sudan -- Description and travel; Syria -- Description and travel

The people above described are independent tribes of
  negroes, who have no other ruler than their respective
  chiefs, the authority of whom is very small, except in
  time of war. The Mecque of Sennaar used to claim some
  tribute from the people of Sheibôn, but received
  nothing regularly.

    From Sheibôn to Shurrû                              }        {   0½
                                                        } W.S.W. {
    From Shurrû to Luca                                 }        {   1

  Luca is another place where resides an independent
  chief: it is also famous for its gold, which, as at
  Sheibôn, is the only medium of exchange among the
  inhabitants.

    From Luca to Koheila                                    W.       1½

  In Koheila are Arabs, not subject to any monarch of
  the country. Some idolaters also live among them.

    From Koheila to Tlinga, a town                      }        {   1
                                                        }        {
  People of Tlinga Mohammedans.—This country is called  } W. ¼W. {
  by the Arabs Dar Kinnana.                             }        {
                                                        }        {
    From Tlinga to Gebel Sahd                           }        {   0½

  Gebel Sahd is within the dominion of Sennaar.

    From Gebel Sahd to Baha-ed-dîn                          N.       1

  Still Dar Kinnana.

    From Baha-ed-dîn to Gebel-el-abîd                     N.N.E.     1

    From Gebel-el-abîd to Tumbûl                            N.       1

  Tumbûl is under the government of the king of the
  Tuclawi.

    From Tumbûl to Seisabân                             }        {   1
                                                        }        {
  Seisabân is inhabited by Arabs alone.                 }        {
                                                        }        {
    From Seisabân to Abdome                             }        {   0½
                                                        }        {
    From Abdome to Tuggala, capital of the king of      }        {
    Tuclawi                                             }   N.   {   0½
                                                        }        {
  This district is called Sagurnié, country of the      }        {
  mountaineers.                                         }        {
                                                        }        {
    From Tuggala to Deir                                }        {   1
                                                        }        {
    From Deir to Gebel-el-deir                          }        {   1

    From Gebel-el-deir to Gebel-el-Bucclé                 N.N.W.     1

    From Gebel-el-Bucclé to Ibeit                           N.       0½


                _From Rîl to Wara, capital of Bergoo._

    From Rîl to Gebel Marra, _deep sand_                    W.       2

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798

Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the year 1792 to 1798

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