The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Vol. 1 (of 2)

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Author

Sudan. Wizarat al-Naql wa-al-Muwasalat

Title

The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: a compendium prepared by officers of the Sudan government, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Original Publication

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1905.

Credits

Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/University of Pretoria)

Language

English

LoC Class

DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa

Subject

Sudan -- History

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 74584

Release Date

October 15, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN:
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.ABBREVIATIONS ( v. Appendix H. ).
6. 6.LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO VOL. I. [3]
7. 7.CHAPTER I. — ADMINISTRATION. — REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. — SOURCES OF REVENUE AND TAXATION. — COMMUNICATIONS. — RESOURCES AND COMMERCE. — CUSTOMS DUTIES. — JUSTICE. — LEGISLATION. — RELIGION. — EDUCATION. — CLIMATE. — GAME. — SLAVERY. — FORESTS.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. — (i.)—INTRODUCTORY. — (ii.)—GENERAL DESCRIPTION (DOWN STREAM). — (iii.)—RIVER DISCHARGES. — 1. The Victoria Nile . — 2. The Bahr El Jebel . — 3. The Bahr El Ghazal . — 4. The Bahr El Zeraf . — 5. The Sobat . — 6. The White Nile . — 7. The Blue Nile . — 8. The Atbara . — 9. The Nile north of Khartoum . — (iv.)—NAVIGABILITY (UP STREAM). — Boats and Steamers . — Landing Places . — (v.)—CLIMATE. — Winds . — Temperature . — (vi.)—DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NILE FROM THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE SUDAN TO GONDOKORO. — Section 1.—Halfa to Merowe . — Section 2.—Merowe to Khartoum . — Omdurman, Khartoum North, and Khartoum . — Section (3).—Khartoum to Lake No . — Section 4.—Lake No to Gondokoro .
9. 9.CHAPTER III. — Section 1.—Country between Halfa and the Atbara Mouth along the Nile Banks . — Section 2.—Country between Halfa, Berber, Suakin and the Intersection of the 22nd Parallel with the Red Sea . — ( a ) Between the Railway and the Nile . — ( b ) Country East of Halfa-Abu Hamed Railway, or “The Atbai.” — ( c ) The Bisharin . — ( d ) Ababda . — Section 3.—Suakin and District . — Nomad Arabs and Tribes . — Red Sea Littoral-Suakin District . — Section 4.—Country between the Berber-Suakin Road, the Atbara, and the Abyssinian and Eritrean Frontiers . — ( a ) Country between Berber-Suakin Road and latitude of Kassala . — ( b ) Kassala . — ( c ) The Khor Gash . [55] — ( d ) Country South of Kassala to the Setit . — ( e ) Country South of R. Setit . — ( f ) The Atbara [59] and Tributaries .
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. — Section 1.—Country between the Atbara and the Niles—from El Damer Southwards to Abu Haraz-Sofi Line . — Section 2.—Gedaref and District . — Section 3.—Gallabat and District . — Section 4.—Country between Blue Nile, Dinder, and Rahad, with Description of these Rivers . — The Blue Nile . [68]
11. 11.CHAPTER V. — Section 1.—Gezira; Khartoum to Sennar—Goz Abu Guma Line . — Section 2.—Country South of Sennar-Goz Abu Guma Line to the Sobat . — (a) General Description. — (b) Dar Fung ( South of North Lat. 12°). — (c) Fazogli. — (d) Dinkas on the White Nile. — (e) Selim Baggara. — (f) Shilluks.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. — Section 1.—Description of the Sobat and its Tributaries . — Section 2.—The Country South of the Sobat and North of N. Lat. 5° between Bahr El Jebel and Abyssinian Frontier . — (a) General Description. — (b) Bahr El Zeraf. [97] — (c) R. Awai or Atem. — (d) Bor and South. [99] — (e) The Beri Tribe. — (f) Country South of the Akobo. [103] — (g) The Upper Pibor.
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. — 1. Introductory. — 2. General Description. — 3. Rivers and Water Supply. — 4. Administration. — 5. Resources. — 6. Climate and Hygiene. — 7. Forestry. [109] — 8. Communications and Transport. — 9. The Tribes of the Bahr El Ghazal. — 10. Game. — 11. Religious Beliefs among the Natives of the Bahr El Ghazal. [113] — 12. A Short Dinka and Bongo Vocabulary. [115] — 13. Itinerary of the Bahr El Ghazal River .
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. — Section I.—Kordofan . — 1. General Description. — 2. Inhabitants. — 3. Towns. — 4. Animals. — 5. Climate and Health. — Section 2.—Darfur . — Section 3.—The Shilluks and their Country . [129] — APPENDIX.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. — Section 1.—Desert West of Nile, North and West of Wadi El Gab . — Wells and Oases. — Section 2.—Wadi el Gab (Kab) . — The Northern Branch of the Wadi El Gab. — Wadi El Gab . — Wadi El Gab . — The Wadi El Gab . — Section 3.—“Bayuda Desert.” — ( From the Reports of the Surveying Parties employed by Mr. G. Kilgour and Mr. Fowler, C.E. , 1871-72, and other Sources. ) — Report on El Ein.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. — Section 1.—Railways . — Section 2.—River Communications . — Shellal-Halfa (226 Miles ). — “ Dongola Reach” (222 Miles between 3rd and 4th Cataracts ). — Khartoum and South . — Red Sea . — Section 3.—Roads . — Section 4.—Riding and Transport Animals . — Section 5.—Posts and Telegraphs . — Mails Mails .
17. 17.CHAPTER I.
18. 18.CHAPTER II.
19. 19.CHAPTER III. — CONQUEST OF DARFUR, 1874. — RELATIONS WITH ABYSSINIA. — ANNEXATION OF HARRAR, 1874. — GORDON’S EXPEDITION TO THE LAKES, 1875. — JUBA RIVER EXPEDITION, 1875. — WAR WITH ABYSSINIA, 1875-1876. — GORDON’S OPERATIONS, 1876-1879. — GESSI’S CAMPAIGN, 1878. — GORDON’S MISSION TO ABYSSINIA, 1879. — INSURRECTION OF THE FALSE PROPHET, 1881.
20. 20.CHAPTER IV.
21. 21.CHAPTER V. — ( a. ) DARFUR, KORDOFAN, AND DAR FERTIT. — Summary of the History of Dar Fertit . — ( b. ) THE EASTERN SUDAN. — ( c. ) BAHR EL GHAZAL AND EQUATORIA.
22. 22.CHAPTER VI. — EXPEDITIONS FROM UGANDA. — ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT. [203] — AFFAIRS IN ABYSSINIA. — THE FRENCH ADVANCE INTO THE BAHR EL GHAZAL, etc.
23. 23.CHAPTER VII.
24. 24.APPENDIX A. — (1.) — (2.) — (3.) — (4.) — (4a.) — (5.) — (6.) — (7.) — (8.) — (9.) — (10.) — (11.) — (12.) — (13.) — (14.) — (15.) — (16.) — (17.) — (18.) — (19.) — (20.) [227] — (21.) [227]
25. 25.APPENDIX B.
26. 26.APPENDIX C. — Mammals . — Birds . — Reptiles . — Fish .
27. 27.APPENDIX D. — Antiquities on or near the Nile Banks. — Miscellaneous.
28. 28.APPENDIX E.
29. 29.APPENDIX F.
30. 30.APPENDIX G. — Bahr El Ghazal . — Berber . — Dongola . — Gezira [257] (Blue Nile) . — Halfa . — Kassala . — Khartoum . — Kordofan . — Sennar . [259] — Suakin . — Upper Nile . — White Nile Province .
31. 31.APPENDIX H. — ( a ) Official Publications. — ( b ) Unofficial Publications. — ( c ) Maps.
32. 32.INDEX.
33. 33.Transcriber's note:

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