Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 3 |
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Page 513
... ksar , or hamlet , were to be seen . Having then crossed a small " rek " or " faire , " that is to say , a barren , naked plain , we descended again , while the desolate character of the country continued , and the only signs of human ...
... ksar , or hamlet , were to be seen . Having then crossed a small " rek " or " faire , " that is to say , a barren , naked plain , we descended again , while the desolate character of the country continued , and the only signs of human ...
Page 649
... ksar or village of Tawát , where the family of El Maghíli resided . El Wáfi's younger brother was Sídi Ahmed e ' Regá . Sídi Haiballa ( Habib - allah ) . Sídi Mohammed . Sídi Bú - Bakr . Bábá A'hmed . These four were only Welíye ...
... ksar or village of Tawát , where the family of El Maghíli resided . El Wáfi's younger brother was Sídi Ahmed e ' Regá . Sídi Haiballa ( Habib - allah ) . Sídi Mohammed . Sídi Bú - Bakr . Bábá A'hmed . These four were only Welíye ...
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... Ksar el M'allemin , " mentioned above , p . 179 ; but I am not quite certain about it.-H. B. Three districts celebrated for their breed of horses . Kidál lies between Mabrúk and the country of the Awelímmiden . - H . B. Literally , " My ...
... Ksar el M'allemin , " mentioned above , p . 179 ; but I am not quite certain about it.-H. B. Three districts celebrated for their breed of horses . Kidál lies between Mabrúk and the country of the Awelímmiden . - H . B. Literally , " My ...
Page 688
... ( ksar or koira ) , the chief place of the district Aússa , and of considerable size , its population consist- ing of Songhay , Rumá , and Fúlbe or Fullán . The town has a suburb on its W. side , where live the Tóki , a tribe of the ...
... ( ksar or koira ) , the chief place of the district Aússa , and of considerable size , its population consist- ing of Songhay , Rumá , and Fúlbe or Fullán . The town has a suburb on its W. side , where live the Tóki , a tribe of the ...
Page 691
... ksar or koira , Sildoy , Konne , Kóme , Isáka or Móbti , Kúna , Sofára , Zinne . Sofára , which lies half way between Hamda - Alláhi and Jenni or Zinne , has a market every Wednesday and Thursday . The eastern side of sofára is skirted ...
... ksar or koira , Sildoy , Konne , Kóme , Isáka or Móbti , Kúna , Sofára , Zinne . Sofára , which lies half way between Hamda - Alláhi and Jenni or Zinne , has a market every Wednesday and Thursday . The eastern side of sofára is skirted ...
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