. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ^ MAHDEEA-MAEIAM—XOAEATA. 165 of the Gumara on an enormous basalt rock, " grouping its garden-encircled houses around the clumps of junipers which mark the sites of ; The town is surrounded on three sides by chasms, but connected with the neighbourino- plateau on the fourth by a narrow isthmus which might be easily fortified. Mahdera- Mariam is no longer a royal residence, but its two churches—those of the " Mother " and the " Son "—are still much frequented by pilgrims, and numerous merchants visit its fair.
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ^ MAHDEEA-MAEIAM—XOAEATA. 165 of the Gumara on an enormous basalt rock, " grouping its garden-encircled houses around the clumps of junipers which mark the sites of ; The town is surrounded on three sides by chasms, but connected with the neighbourino- plateau on the fourth by a narrow isthmus which might be easily fortified. Mahdera- Mariam is no longer a royal residence, but its two churches—those of the " Mother " and the " Son "—are still much frequented by pilgrims, and numerous merchants visit its fair. Two distinct quarters were till recently occupied by Mussulmans Fig. 51.—Mahdera-Makiam. Scale 1 : 20, 550 Vards. who differ from the other Abyssinians merely by their peaceful and business-like habits. The hot springs of Mahdera-Mariam are retaUed by the priests, who also practise the medical art. The most important commercial town on the eastern bank of Lake Tana is Koarata, situated about six miles north-east of the spot where the Abai emerges from the lacustrine basin, and near the mouths of the Gumara and Reb. Were Abyssinia well provided with routes, this town would form the converging point for the routes of many river valleys. A rounded basalt hill stands in the middle of the plain, its western spur projecting into the lake. The town covers a con-. 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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