Africa and its inhabitants . periodical inundations and consequenterosions, Ngornu, like all the coast villages, is constantly moving westwards. Tothe perils of the floods are added the incessant incursions of the Yediua pirates,who lie in ambush or fall suddenly on the people working in the outskirts. Kaicaand Barwa are also exposed to these surprises, while Ngigmi and the other coast BOKNU. 368 towns farther north are exposed to the attacks of the equally formidable Tuaregand Aulad-SUniiin nomads. In western Bornu, watered by the Ycu, Glapperlon, Jiurlh, and mentionseveral towns wit
Africa and its inhabitants . periodical inundations and consequenterosions, Ngornu, like all the coast villages, is constantly moving westwards. Tothe perils of the floods are added the incessant incursions of the Yediua pirates,who lie in ambush or fall suddenly on the people working in the outskirts. Kaicaand Barwa are also exposed to these surprises, while Ngigmi and the other coast BOKNU. 368 towns farther north are exposed to the attacks of the equally formidable Tuaregand Aulad-SUniiin nomads. In western Bornu, watered by the Ycu, Glapperlon, Jiurlh, and mentionseveral towns with over ten thousand inhabitants. Near the ancient IJimi is thevillage of Ngurutna, where Richardson died of exhaustion in 1851. Farther westfollow Surrilio/o, Borsari, Khadrja, Bandi, MdKlwna, Giimnwl, and BInnenaun, thelast two on the frontier and peopled by Ilaussuwa, although belonging to north-west angle of the liiugdom is occupied by the vassal state of Sindei Fig. 177.—Tub Mora Mountains. Scale 1 : 710, OOLOO f W i r\- r J\ - *a Ar. Mtihrfa Eastof tjg?^^ 1530- VillapcH- i,> 12JXUC8. {Zindev), visited and sometimes plundered by the Tuareg nomnda. Hero is nlso alittle settlement of Jewish converts from the ] soalxjard. Thecapital, built at the east foot of a bluff, has been calU-d ( of to the Tuareg traders in salt, who have formed their camping ground in the vicinity. The Munio which project like a proiuoutory into the .^«opiH- bordering outhe desert, have also some important jilaces. such as Umi: VusM; and farthersOMth Bune and SukrI, near which is a natron lake, and another with two basins. 364 WEST APEICA. one of fresli the otlior of intensely salt water. All the towns of the Munio districtare built on the model of those of Mauritania. On the trade route leading from Kulva south-west to the lower Benue one of thechief stations is Marjommeri, residence of one of the great dignitaries of the
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