. Narrative of the Euphrates expedition : carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837. . :-m -&*- ARRIVE AT SHEIKH-EL-SHUYUKH. 291 The river below El-Khudhr was literally covered chap. XV with boats, indicating commercial activity, and pre- »—-r—-senting a great contrast to the quiet waters throughwhich we had passed for so many days higher up thestream. Here, on the contrary, there was a veryconsiderable population, and much life and activityabout Kut-el-Amrah, which is the principal seat of Kut-ei-the great tribe of the Montefek Arabs, who inhabitboth
. Narrative of the Euphrates expedition : carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837. . :-m -&*- ARRIVE AT SHEIKH-EL-SHUYUKH. 291 The river below El-Khudhr was literally covered chap. XV with boats, indicating commercial activity, and pre- »—-r—-senting a great contrast to the quiet waters throughwhich we had passed for so many days higher up thestream. Here, on the contrary, there was a veryconsiderable population, and much life and activityabout Kut-el-Amrah, which is the principal seat of Kut-ei-the great tribe of the Montefek Arabs, who inhabitboth banks of the river, dwelling amidst groves of finedate and pomegranate trees. Eight miles below Kut-el-Amrah, and 75 milesfrom El-Khudhr, is Sheikh-el-Shuyukh, the commercial Sheikh-ei- • Shuyukh. capital, and the largest town which is permanentlyoccupied by the Arabs on the Euphrates. It containssome 1,500 clay-built houses, and as many tents,situated on the right bank of the river, and is mostpleasantly shaded by vines, fig and pomegranate trees,interspersed with rose-bushes, &c. A gun was fired from the s
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