. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 242 NOETH-EAST AFRICA. Wod-MedinehâKamlin. Wod-Medineh, or Wo Id-Me dine h, which after Senâr became the capital of the Egyptian provinces, was also a town densely populated in its double capacity as a garrison and trade centre. It is conveniently situated, standing nearly at the junction of the north-western Abyssinian rivers with the Bahr-el-Azraq, whilst Fig. 78.âSenâr. Scale 1 : Ã) 0^» â¢'â ".". â ° »,« OumShédéré' ;."- %â ?⢠Oum Hamad %ê' â¢> *8S ⢠OdéTuom»*? KebsV el Haouaga %<^. â¢â¢Â«IK 55 "4
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 242 NOETH-EAST AFRICA. Wod-MedinehâKamlin. Wod-Medineh, or Wo Id-Me dine h, which after Senâr became the capital of the Egyptian provinces, was also a town densely populated in its double capacity as a garrison and trade centre. It is conveniently situated, standing nearly at the junction of the north-western Abyssinian rivers with the Bahr-el-Azraq, whilst Fig. 78.âSenâr. Scale 1 : Ã) 0^» â¢'â ".". â ° »,« OumShédéré' ;."- %â ?⢠Oum Hamad %ê' â¢> *8S ⢠OdéTuom»*? KebsV el Haouaga %<^. â¢â¢Â«IK 55 "42 L .of. breen iS"*^' â 2,200 Yards. close above it is the mouth of the Dender, swollen by the waters of the Khor Mahara and the Khor El-Atshan; still nearer, but below the town, is the con- fluence of the Rahad, like the Dender navigable for eighty days in the year. The village, situated at the very mouth in the " Isle of Isles " (Jezirat el-Jeziret), has taken the name of Abu-Ahraz, or " Father of the Acacias," a term which is also frequently given to the river Rahad itself, the Shimfah of the Abyssinians. At some distance from the river, near the ruins of the village of Arhaji,. 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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