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ADDA-MU6U. 
district in the neighbourhood of the confluence, subject 
to the Attah of Icldah. 
The huts at Adda-mugu were, for the first time, of 
the peculiar form which prevails in the interior, namely, 
circular, with high conical, thatched roofs. All below 
this town are square or oblong. The principal part of 
the town lies at a little distance from the banks, so that 
but few could be seen. 
This place was formerly thought to be on the left 
bank of the river ; but the ‘ Soudan ’ having entered a 
channel about twelve miles lower down, rejoined the 
main trunk above the town ; thus proving its insular 
position ; and the Niger was found to be much wider 
here than had been imagined, possibly five or six miles, 
where the island is the broadest. 
After leaving this, the water close to the right bank is 
