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... Rumbek is even more comprehensive . He noted that the town had taken its name from a local chief , Bek72 ( rum being the Dinka word for forested / wooded area ) —which is in line with local oral traditions — and described it as a major ...
... Rumbek is even more comprehensive . He noted that the town had taken its name from a local chief , Bek72 ( rum being the Dinka word for forested / wooded area ) —which is in line with local oral traditions — and described it as a major ...
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... Rumbek was reoccupied later in 1883,77 but following a combination of incursions by Mahdist forces into Bahr al - Ghazal and revolts at various garrisons , Emin Pasha withdrew the garrison stationed at Rumbek ( and also that at Ayak ) ...
... Rumbek was reoccupied later in 1883,77 but following a combination of incursions by Mahdist forces into Bahr al - Ghazal and revolts at various garrisons , Emin Pasha withdrew the garrison stationed at Rumbek ( and also that at Ayak ) ...
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... Rumbek town in Lakes Province , Western Equatoria over the first two weeks of February 2007.82 Rumbek was selected for two related reasons . Firstly , as already discussed , one of the zaribas to be built was established near Rumbek by ...
... Rumbek town in Lakes Province , Western Equatoria over the first two weeks of February 2007.82 Rumbek was selected for two related reasons . Firstly , as already discussed , one of the zaribas to be built was established near Rumbek by ...
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Defining and Mapping the Ottoman Frontier in | 31 |
Rivers Forests | 57 |
The Ottoman Conquest of Arabia and the Syrian Hajj Route | 81 |
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