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Dahabeah on the Nile, 1891. Until the 1870s the dahabiya was the standard for tourists to travel up and down the river Nile. According to Donald Reid, in 1858 "a forty-day round trip from Cairo to Luxor cost about £110; a fifty-day trip to Aswan and back, about £150". [2]
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Felucca on the Nile at Luxor. A felucca [a] is a traditional wooden sailing boat with a single sail used in the Mediterranean, including around Malta and Tunisia.However, in Egypt, Iraq and Sudan (particularly along the Nile and in the Sudanese protected areas of the Red Sea), its rig can consist of two lateen sails as well as just one.
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Lates is the infamous Nile Perch that can grow to 6'7” (2m) in length and 200 kg (440 lb) in weight. An aggressive fish of this size requires a boat of minimum weight and maneuverability and therefore provides an indirect estimate for the dimensions and weight of Mesolithic fishing boats that plied the Central Sudanese Nile and Lower Atbara.
This location served as the commercial center of Niles since the 1820s, when the area was ceded by the Odawa to the United States. A few settlers soon arrived, and in 1828 Obed P. Lacey and Samuel B. Walling opened the first store at this location. The first portion of Niles was platted the following year, including the downtown area.
Sitting on the state line straddled between South Bend and Niles, Kubiak’s Tavern isn’t the type of place you go to for its hidden-gem soups, chili, hamburgers or appetizers. In fact, the only ...