. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 15' E . of Gr 60 Miles. in the northern part of the chain, rises to a height of 4,800 feet. According to Mason, the culminating point of the Marrah range attains an altitude of 6,100 feet, or about 2,660 feet above the low-lying plains of Dar-Fôr. The rocks of Marrah contain numerous caverns, several of which formerly served as prisons, some for the sons of princes, others for the viziers. To the north and south are secondary chains and isolated masses like those of Kordofân. Such .are the superb Gurger Mountains to the north-west, and the Jebel-Si, standin
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 15' E . of Gr 60 Miles. in the northern part of the chain, rises to a height of 4,800 feet. According to Mason, the culminating point of the Marrah range attains an altitude of 6,100 feet, or about 2,660 feet above the low-lying plains of Dar-Fôr. The rocks of Marrah contain numerous caverns, several of which formerly served as prisons, some for the sons of princes, others for the viziers. To the north and south are secondary chains and isolated masses like those of Kordofân. Such .are the superb Gurger Mountains to the north-west, and the Jebel-Si, standing quite alone in the plain and terminated by an enormous crag in the shape of a throne. A village is perched round these escarpments, protected by 18—AF.
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