And today, seventy years after the Battle of Shikkan, during which most of the topographical features such as paths, forests, trees, valleys, and watercourses have been lost. But the location of the battlefield is still known to be four miles south of "Shinn" and one and a half miles northeast of Qula Pool for the Egyptians. And to this day, an old baobab tree stands in a place where shrubs grow, known to be the tree on which Hicks ordered "El-Burji" to stand and play "The Nubians" when he saw the enemy. When he informed him of what he saw, Hicks decided to execute him immediately so that the morale of the soldiers would not decline after they were surrounded by the enemy from all sides. And the remnants of the Egyptian army's camp still remain today between Kashgil and Alawiya. And some of the trees that witnessed the massacre still stand there... alone.

O loved ones, lying far away What word of love can dead lips send? O wasted dust and senseless clay. Is this the end? is this the end?

Abdel Rahman Zaki