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747 Revenue 748 Governor - Generals of the Sûdân 751 Wadi Halfa to Abû Hamed by Railway 753 Wâdî Halfa to Abû Hamed by River 757 Sarras , Semnah , Kummah 757 Mughrat Wells , ' Ukashah , Ferket , Kóshah , Sãi , ' Amârah 759 Saddênga ...
747 Revenue 748 Governor - Generals of the Sûdân 751 Wadi Halfa to Abû Hamed by Railway 753 Wâdî Halfa to Abû Hamed by River 757 Sarras , Semnah , Kummah 757 Mughrat Wells , ' Ukashah , Ferket , Kóshah , Sãi , ' Amârah 759 Saddênga ...
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A.D. The 25 river , ” were thus called because they lived on I 249 . the Island of Roda , opposite Fusțâț . Bahri rulers were :Sheger ad - Durr , a Queen . 1250. Al - Mu'izz Aybek . He was murdered in his bath by his wife in 1257 .
A.D. The 25 river , ” were thus called because they lived on I 249 . the Island of Roda , opposite Fusțâț . Bahri rulers were :Sheger ad - Durr , a Queen . 1250. Al - Mu'izz Aybek . He was murdered in his bath by his wife in 1257 .
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Here it was decided to send a part of the force to Kharțûm across the desert , via Matammah , and a part by way of the river . On December 30 , Sir Herbert Stewart set out with about 1,100 officers and men , and on January 2 he seized ...
Here it was decided to send a part of the force to Kharțûm across the desert , via Matammah , and a part by way of the river . On December 30 , Sir Herbert Stewart set out with about 1,100 officers and men , and on January 2 he seized ...
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Four days later he came to Tûtî Island and found that Khartûm was in the hands of the Mahdi , whereupon he ordered his vessels to turn and run down the river with all speed ; when they were out of the reach of the enemy's fire , Sir C.
Four days later he came to Tûtî Island and found that Khartûm was in the hands of the Mahdi , whereupon he ordered his vessels to turn and run down the river with all speed ; when they were out of the reach of the enemy's fire , Sir C.
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At the present time out of a population of over 10,000,000 only about 12,000 men are called out to protect the banks of the river for 100 days during the Inundation . In 1892 the number was 84,391 , and in 1901 , 8,763 .
At the present time out of a population of over 10,000,000 only about 12,000 men are called out to protect the banks of the river for 100 days during the Inundation . In 1892 the number was 84,391 , and in 1901 , 8,763 .
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Page 412 - And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour. And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Nile-- notes for travellers in Egypt |
| Author | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge |
| Publisher | T. Cook & Son (Egypt), 1907 |
| Length | 955 pages |
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