. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 114 NOETH-EAST AFEICA. the slavers. It was a hunting-ground where the Sultan of Darfur formerly hunted human beings to pay his debts. The Mandaras are nearly all Mahommedans, like their neighbours on the banks of the Bahr-el-Arab. They have allied themselves with the Baggara and !N^uer to attack the Egyptian garrisons in the riverain Fig. 37.—Inhabitants of the Zariba Region. Scale 1: 6,000,000. Jl/ge^t. b . nf breenwich 120 Miles. countries, but they were repulsed many times by Governor Lupton near the village of Mayendut. The Fertit country form
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 114 NOETH-EAST AFEICA. the slavers. It was a hunting-ground where the Sultan of Darfur formerly hunted human beings to pay his debts. The Mandaras are nearly all Mahommedans, like their neighbours on the banks of the Bahr-el-Arab. They have allied themselves with the Baggara and !N^uer to attack the Egyptian garrisons in the riverain Fig. 37.—Inhabitants of the Zariba Region. Scale 1: 6,000,000. Jl/ge^t. b . nf breenwich 120 Miles. countries, but they were repulsed many times by Governor Lupton near the village of Mayendut. The Fertit country forms the ethnological boundary between the clothed and naked populations. This contrast, combined with those of the physical features, impresses travellers, who here seem to enter a new world. To effect its junction with the Bahr-el-Ghazal and Nile, the " River of the Arabs " in its lower course winds across Negro territories. Denka tribes and peoples of the great and warlike Nuer nation occupy the swampy plains along its 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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