VI Route I—Omdurman to El Obeid :— (i) Omdurman to Abu Kurat via lira el Hadra . . 42 (ii) Khartum to Abu Kurat via Woad Shelai . . 44 (iii) El G-etaineh to Abu Kurat . . . . . . 45 (iv) Abu Kurat to El Obeid 45 Water Supply 48 Population and Tribes . . . . . . . . . . 51 Towns and Localities (El Obeid, &c.) . . . . . . 56 Produce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . „ 60 Climate 61 (b) Darfur r— General Description Inhabitants (v. also p. 54) Produce . . . . . . . . . ; Towns (El Fasher, &c.) Route II—El Obeid to El Fasher ,, (i) via Guradi „ (ii) via Foga (telegraph route) Southern Darfur, between Dara and Hofrat en Naha Route III—Dara to Hofrat en Nahas 64 67 69 71 72 73 77 78 79 (c) Dar Nuba :— Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 (d) Shilluk District :— Description and Population . . . . . . . . 84 CHAPTER IY.

Country to the East of the White Nile.

(i) Country betiveen the White and Blue Niles.

(a) Sennar :— General Description .. .. .. .. .. 87 History 88 Topography 88 Inhabitants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Animals and Climate . . . . . . . . . . 93 Route IV—Sennar Town to Kawa . . . . . . 94 (b) Dar el Fungi :— Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 (c) Beni Shangul :— Description 96