. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPO GRAPIIY—EL-OBEib. 267 immediate vicinity with renewed life. El-Obeïd is built in one of the parts of Kordofân where the rainfall is most abundant ; the heat there is also less over- Fig. 87.—El-Obeïd. Scale 1 : 20,000. 50^52-50-' L , of breenwicn SQ-SS'SO". Arab dwelling's. Wooden huts. Brick and stone houses. ——— 550 Yards. powering than elsewhere, since the town lies at a height of 2,030 feet, although there are no mountains to be scaled before reaching its basin. In this region the mountains, either isolated or disposed in parallel ri
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPO GRAPIIY—EL-OBEib. 267 immediate vicinity with renewed life. El-Obeïd is built in one of the parts of Kordofân where the rainfall is most abundant ; the heat there is also less over- Fig. 87.—El-Obeïd. Scale 1 : 20,000. 50^52-50-' L , of breenwicn SQ-SS'SO". Arab dwelling's. Wooden huts. Brick and stone houses. ——— 550 Yards. powering than elsewhere, since the town lies at a height of 2,030 feet, although there are no mountains to be scaled before reaching its basin. In this region the mountains, either isolated or disposed in parallel ridges, leave the way open in every direction, and the caravans converge there without meeting with any obstacles. To the west of the Nile El-Obeid is the first station where the caravans rest and' reform on the way to Dar-For, Wadai, and Western. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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