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“ Next to Wadai the country of Foor (Dar-foor) lies, at two days’ journey through 
mountains and woody deserts, in the midst of which there is a vale containing dom trees. 
The territory of Foor is very extensive, hilly, sandy, and droughty, so much so, that, 
notwithstanding the great many deep wells they have, the people are obliged to preserve 
their water within the trunks of trees. They are a mixture of Felans, Arabs, and 
Kahlans; they possess plenty of swift horses, camels, oxen, and sheep; they have all 
sorts of warlike weapons, as shields, spears, armour, and so forth * * * § , and are great warriors. 
Their sultan is named Mohammed Fadlu, who is a genteel, handsome, black man, and 
renowned for his munificence and generosity. His capital is called Nantalti, through 
which a river runs during the rainy season ; but in winter the people are obliged to dig- 
wells in the bed of that river for water. They live upon the dokhun and dura, and 
have some date gardens. 
“ At ten days’ journey from Foor, through a mountainous, hilly, sandy, and droughty 
desert, is the country of the Kordofal, which extends seven days in length, and is inha- 
bited by Arabs and Kahlans; it is however possessed now by the Turks f. It is very 
fertile, and has small mountains, hills, and sands ; as also it contains fine horses, and 
plenty of cattle and asses. The capital of its sultan is called Loobi, and the living of 
the people is the dokhun. 
“ Next to Kordofal is Sonnar, which is a very extensive and fertile country ; and its 
inhabitants, who are Arabs, are blessed with every sort of comfort by being able to cul- 
tivate the lands at all seasons of the year. This fertility is owing to the situation of the 
country being between two branches of the Nile; one of which, it is said, runs from the 
eastward, and the other, which is called the White river, runs from the westward; so 
that Sonnar is an island between the two rivers. It is, however, now in possession of the 
Turks %. It is a very cheap country, and its inhabitants possess plenty of oxen and asses, 
and subsist upon the dokhun. 
“ The White river becomes very full of water during the rainy season, which brings 
with it, from the Blue river, the animal called Anghorotu § ; but during the summer it 
becomes so shallow as to be waded, the water not reaching above the thighs of people. 
“ Between Sonnar and Sawaken, which is on the Salt Sea coast (the Red Sea), is a 
distance of forty days.” 
A. S. 
* When the present Pasha of Egypt sent his army to these countries, a few years ago, some of these 
pieces of armour and helmets were brought over to Cairo ; and it was surprising to see them resembling, 
in every respect, those of the ancient Romans and Greeks. — A. S. 
t Mohammed Ali, the present Pasha of Egypt. — A. S. 
+ See last Note. 
§ Whether this name is meant for the crocodile or hippopotamus I cannot say. — A. S. 
