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Chapter III: Section 1: Country between Halfa and the Atbara mouth,

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along the Nile banks. (_Jackson_,
_Hayes-Sadler_, etc.) 83

„ 2. — Country between Halfa, Berber, Suakin, and the
intersection of the 22nd parallel with the
Red Sea:—

(_a_) Between the Railway and the Nile.
(_Talbot_) 85

(_b_) East of the Railway (or “the Atbai”).
(_Talbot_, _Bramly_, _Longfield_) 86

(_c_) The Bisharin. (_Bramly_) 91

(_d_) The Ababda. (_Hopkinson_ and _Bramly_) 93

„ 3. — Suakin and District (_Playfair_, _Kerr_, etc.) 94

„ 4. — Country between the Berber-Suakin road, the Atbara,
and the Abyssinian and Eritrean frontiers:—

(_a_) Country between the Berber-Suakin road and
latitude of Kassala. (_Parker_) 96

(_b_) Kassala 97

(_c_) The Khor Gash 99

(_d_) Country south of Kassala to the Setit 99

(_e_) „ „ the Setit 99

(_f_) The Atbara and Tributaries 100

CHAPTER IV.

CENTRAL EASTERN SUDAN.

(_Morant._)

(Country between the Nile and Abyssinia, bounded by the Atbara and the Blue Nile.)

Section 1. — Country between the Atbara and the Niles, from El
Damer southwards to the Abu Haraz-Sofi line 103

„ 2. — Gedaref and District 106

„ 3. — Gallabat and District 107

„ 4. — Country between Blue Nile, Dinder, and Rahad,
with description of these rivers 109

Table of distances on the Blue Nile 115

CHAPTER V.

CENTRAL SUDAN.

(_Morant._)

(Country between the White Nile and Abyssinia, bounded by the
Blue Nile and Sobat.)

Section 1. — The Gezira (Khartoum to the Sennar-Goz Abu
Guma line) 117

„ 2. — Country south of Sennar-Goz Abu Guma line:—

(_a_) General Description 119

(_b_) Dar Fung (including Burun and Keili).
(_Gwynn_ and _Gorringe_) 122

(_c_) Fazogli. (_Smyth_) 123

(_d_) The Dinkas on White Nile. (_Wilson_) 126

(_e_) Selim Baggara 130

CHAPTER VI.

SOUTH-EASTERN SUDAN.

(_Morant._)

(The Sobat and tributaries, and country south of the Sobat
and north of N. lat. 5° between the Abyssinian frontier and
the Bahr El Jebel, including description of the Bahr El Zeraf,
R. Atem, etc.)

Section 1. — Sobat and tributaries 131

„ 2. — The country south of the Sobat and north of
N. lat. 5°, between Bahr El Jebel and
Abyssinian frontier:—

(_a_) General description 141

(_b_) Bahr El Zeraf. (_Wilson_) 142

(_c_) R. Awai or Atem. (_Liddell_) 144

(_d_) Bor and south. (_Türstig_ and _Borton_) 144

(_e_) The Beri tribe. (_Borton_) 147

(_f_) Country south of the Akobo. (_Austin_) 148

(_g_) The Upper Pibor. (_Comyn_) 151

Table of distances on the Sobat 152

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