. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. SUAKIN—SINKAT—TOKAR. 255 viaduct. The huts of El-Kef skirt the southern shore of the basin, opposite Suakin, and extend on both sides of the route to Berber. The Hadendoas who live in this suburb employ themselves in transporting and stowing the merchandise, and supply the town with coal, food, fowls, butter, fruits, vegetables', and drinking water. In winter they are twice more numerous than in simimer, when they retire to graze their flocks on the high mountains in the vicinity. Suakin, although it is well protected from pillaging raids by its i
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. SUAKIN—SINKAT—TOKAR. 255 viaduct. The huts of El-Kef skirt the southern shore of the basin, opposite Suakin, and extend on both sides of the route to Berber. The Hadendoas who live in this suburb employ themselves in transporting and stowing the merchandise, and supply the town with coal, food, fowls, butter, fruits, vegetables', and drinking water. In winter they are twice more numerous than in simimer, when they retire to graze their flocks on the high mountains in the vicinity. Suakin, although it is well protected from pillaging raids by its insular position, depends entirely for its Fig. 85.—Suakin Ui'LAnds. Scale 1 : 3,000,000. jlsinkat Î f' i 57°. 0 to 80 Feet. Depths. 80 to 160 Feet. 160 to 320 Feet. 320 to 1600 Feet. 1600 Feet and tipwards. , 60 MUes. maintenance on the mainland suburb, and it has been found necessary to enclose the latter with fortifications, to protect it against the Bejas, who recently rose against the Egyptian Government. The vital importance of Suakin with regard to trade and political power is fully appreciated by the belligerents. The sanguinary battles which have taken place in its vicinity, to the west near the fortified camp of Sinkat and the wells of Tamanieh and Hashin, to the south-east before the stronghold of Tokar and in the oasis of El-Teh, prove how essential it would be for the Mussulman world to establish free communications between Mecca, capital of Islam, and Africa, its largest province, populated with the most fanatic of the faithful. Great Britain watches closely this continental port of Africa and, imder the name of Egypt, this power has definitely taken possession of it so as to bring the whole of the Upper Nile within its commercial and political influence. Hitherto the Beja insurgents. 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 m
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