Northeast afrika. Mehmed-ali

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Followed evacuation of the French and English armies the period of political chaos has ended with coming to power of despotic governor Mehmeda-Ali (1805-1848) which has installed an order in Egypt and has expanded its possession in the south up to Kordofana. The European researchers who and have rushed in the country have quickly taken advantage of a new situation. Zettsen (1810) and Burkhardt (1812 and 1814-1817) Concern the category of the travellers who were not specialising on certain area. Burkhardt in 1812 has visited Cairo and, having passed Nubian desert, has reached to Suakina. Having returned from Arabia, it has started to prepare for a trip from a valley of Nile to Niger, but has died in Cairo. In 1820 across Libya travelled Erenberg, and Kajo (Caillaud) and Letorzek not only have gone round oases of Libyan desert and have visited Nubia, but accompanied also the Egyptian expedition in which result in 1823 Khartum has been based, and have reached Blue Nile. The same Egyptian expedition has allowed Rjuppelju a case to visit in 1824 Darfur.

Certain results have been reached and in research of White Nile. In 1827 Linan-de-Betfon has risen on the river to 13°б! With. sh. And there has come to conclusion, that it is necessary to search for river sources in any lake approximately at 7 ° with. sh. Twelve years later one of the Egyptian expeditions whom accompanied Tibo, has reached points at 6°30! With. sh., and in 1841 the second expedition, to which structure have entered D! Lrno and Vern, has got approximately to 4°42! With. sh. This most had been denied guess Belfona concerning a site of sources of Nile. However weigh the material which has accumulated by then as if confirmed its general assumptions.