The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: a compendium prepared by officers of the Sudan government, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by Sudan. Wizarat al-Naql wa-al-Muwasalat
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Chapters (522)
- THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN:
- PREFACE.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- ABBREVIATIONS (v. Appendix H.).
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO VOL. I.[3]
- CHAPTER I.
- ADMINISTRATION.
- REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
- SOURCES OF REVENUE AND TAXATION.
- COMMUNICATIONS.
- RESOURCES AND COMMERCE.
- CUSTOMS DUTIES.
- JUSTICE.
- LEGISLATION.
- RELIGION.
- EDUCATION.
- CLIMATE.
- GAME.
- SLAVERY.
- FORESTS.
- CHAPTER II.
- (i.)—INTRODUCTORY.
- (ii.)—GENERAL DESCRIPTION (DOWN STREAM).
- (iii.)—RIVER DISCHARGES.
- 1. The Victoria Nile.
- 2. The Bahr El Jebel.
- 3. The Bahr El Ghazal.
- 4. The Bahr El Zeraf.
- 5. The Sobat.
- 6. The White Nile.
- 7. The Blue Nile.
- 8. The Atbara.
- 9. The Nile north of Khartoum.
- (iv.)—NAVIGABILITY (UP STREAM).
- Boats and Steamers.
- Landing Places.
- (v.)—CLIMATE.
- Winds.
- Temperature.
- (vi.)—DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NILE FROM THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE SUDAN TO GONDOKORO.
- Section 1.—Halfa to Merowe.
- Section 2.—Merowe to Khartoum.
- Omdurman, Khartoum North, and Khartoum.
- Section (3).—Khartoum to Lake No.
- Section 4.—Lake No to Gondokoro.
- CHAPTER III.
- Section 1.—Country between Halfa and the Atbara Mouth along the Nile Banks.
- Section 2.—Country between Halfa, Berber, Suakin and the Intersection of the 22nd Parallel with the Red Sea.
- (a) Between the Railway and the Nile.
- (b) Country East of Halfa-Abu Hamed Railway, or “The Atbai.”
- (c) The Bisharin.
- (d) Ababda.
- Section 3.—Suakin and District.
- Nomad Arabs and Tribes.
- Red Sea Littoral-Suakin District.
- Section 4.—Country between the Berber-Suakin Road, the Atbara, and the Abyssinian and Eritrean Frontiers.
- (a) Country between Berber-Suakin Road and latitude of Kassala.
- (b) Kassala.
- (c) The Khor Gash.[55]
- (d) Country South of Kassala to the Setit.
- (e) Country South of R. Setit.
- (f) The Atbara[59] and Tributaries.
- CHAPTER IV.
- Section 1.—Country between the Atbara and the Niles—from El Damer Southwards to Abu Haraz-Sofi Line.
- Section 2.—Gedaref and District.
- Section 3.—Gallabat and District.
- Section 4.—Country between Blue Nile, Dinder, and Rahad, with Description of these Rivers.
- The Blue Nile.[68]
- CHAPTER V.
- Section 1.—Gezira; Khartoum to Sennar—Goz Abu Guma Line.
- Section 2.—Country South of Sennar-Goz Abu Guma Line to the Sobat.
- (a) General Description.
- (b) Dar Fung (South of North Lat. 12°).
- (c) Fazogli.
- (d) Dinkas on the White Nile.
- (e) Selim Baggara.
- (f) Shilluks.
- CHAPTER VI.
- Section 1.—Description of the Sobat and its Tributaries.
- Section 2.—The Country South of the Sobat and North of N. Lat. 5° between Bahr El Jebel and Abyssinian Frontier.
- (a) General Description.
- (b) Bahr El Zeraf.[97]
- (c) R. Awai or Atem.
- (d) Bor and South.[99]
- (e) The Beri Tribe.
- (f) Country South of the Akobo.[103]
- (g) The Upper Pibor.
- CHAPTER VII.
- 1. Introductory.
- 2. General Description.
- 3. Rivers and Water Supply.
- 4. Administration.
- 5. Resources.
- 6. Climate and Hygiene.
- 7. Forestry.[109]
- 8. Communications and Transport.
- 9. The Tribes of the Bahr El Ghazal.
- 10. Game.
- 11. Religious Beliefs among the Natives of the Bahr El Ghazal.[113]
- 12. A Short Dinka and Bongo Vocabulary.[115]
- 13. Itinerary of the Bahr El Ghazal River.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- Section I.—Kordofan.
- 1. General Description.
- 2. Inhabitants.
- 3. Towns.
- 4. Animals.
- 5. Climate and Health.
- Section 2.—Darfur.
- Section 3.—The Shilluks and their Country.[129]
- APPENDIX.
- CHAPTER IX.
- Section 1.—Desert West of Nile, North and West of Wadi El Gab.
- Wells and Oases.
- Section 2.—Wadi el Gab (Kab).
- The Northern Branch of the Wadi El Gab.
- Wadi El Gab.
- Wadi El Gab.
- The Wadi El Gab.
- Section 3.—“Bayuda Desert.”
- (From the Reports of the Surveying Parties employed by Mr. G. Kilgour and Mr. Fowler, C.E., 1871-72, and other Sources.)
- Report on El Ein.
- CHAPTER X.
- Section 1.—Railways.
- Section 2.—River Communications.
- Shellal-Halfa (226 Miles).
- “Dongola Reach” (222 Miles between 3rd and 4th Cataracts).
- Khartoum and South.
- Red Sea.
- Section 3.—Roads.
- Section 4.—Riding and Transport Animals.
- Section 5.—Posts and Telegraphs.
- MailsMails.
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CONQUEST OF DARFUR, 1874.
- RELATIONS WITH ABYSSINIA.
- ANNEXATION OF HARRAR, 1874.
- GORDON’S EXPEDITION TO THE LAKES, 1875.
- JUBA RIVER EXPEDITION, 1875.
- WAR WITH ABYSSINIA, 1875-1876.
- GORDON’S OPERATIONS, 1876-1879.
- GESSI’S CAMPAIGN, 1878.
- GORDON’S MISSION TO ABYSSINIA, 1879.
- INSURRECTION OF THE FALSE PROPHET, 1881.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- (a.) DARFUR, KORDOFAN, AND DAR FERTIT.
- Summary of the History of Dar Fertit.
- (b.) THE EASTERN SUDAN.
- (c.) BAHR EL GHAZAL AND EQUATORIA.
- CHAPTER VI.
- EXPEDITIONS FROM UGANDA.
- ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.[203]
- AFFAIRS IN ABYSSINIA.
- THE FRENCH ADVANCE INTO THE BAHR EL GHAZAL, etc.
- CHAPTER VII.
- APPENDIX A.
- (1.)
- (2.)
- (3.)
- (4.)
- (4a.)
- (5.)
- (6.)
- (7.)
- (8.)
- (9.)
- (10.)
- (11.)
- (12.)
- (13.)
- (14.)
- (15.)
- (16.)
- (17.)
- (18.)
- (19.)
- (20.)[227]
- (21.)[227]
- APPENDIX B.
- APPENDIX C.
- Mammals.
- Birds.
- Reptiles.
- Fish.
- APPENDIX D.
- Antiquities on or near the Nile Banks.
- Miscellaneous.
- APPENDIX E.
- APPENDIX F.
- APPENDIX G.
- Bahr El Ghazal.
- Berber.
- Dongola.
- Gezira[257] (Blue Nile).
- Halfa.
- Kassala.
- Khartoum.
- Kordofan.
- Sennar.[259]
- Suakin.
- Upper Nile.
- White Nile Province.
- APPENDIX H.
- (a) Official Publications.
- (b) Unofficial Publications.
- (c) Maps.
- INDEX.
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