60 Dueim-Kodok. River and General. Right Bank. Medien to Masain Island, thence road winds through country, the fort at Jeheleln.

The boundary between the White Nile and Upper Nile Provinces belonging itself to the Upper Nile (Kodok) Province, Jebeleln is easily recognisable by the five pointedly-shaped granite peaks which rise abruptly from the plain on the eastern shore. The highest of these peaks is perhaps 600 feet. The nearest is 1 mile from the river, and the farthest 3 miles. They form an amphitheatre of rocky hills; two distinct masses, with a third hill to the east of the northern mass. Grassy plain between north and south ridges. Village on the east of south ridge. The forest on the bank is about a quarter of a mile in width, and extremely thick. Behind it stretches an endless expanse of prickly grass, some 3 feet high, interspersed with clumps of mimosa, Lions and Tiang fairly plentiful. The soil is light and friable, and much of it must be flooded during the rainy season. One or two ravines serve as drains to this area. The ruins of Ahmed Fedil's "Dem" are still visible here. This tract once formed part of the Dinka country, but is now quite uninhabited, most of the Dinkas having migrated to the south to escape the raids of the slave-traders. At this point the "serut" fly makes its first appearance, and remains an unwelcome guest Left Bank. Two roads lead north-westwards from opposite Jeheleln to Gedid, etc. Baggara Selim live on left bank. Miles. Kilometres. Intermediate. From (continuous. Place. Meshra Zaboield 4 231 Masain Island (S. end) Jebeleln 5 236 2 238 287 ```