Dongola

I had heard of him in a place called Dongola, in the Island of Celebes, when the Rajah of that little-known seaport (you can get no anchorage there in less than fifteen fathom, which is extremely inconvenient) came on board in a friendly way, with only two attendants, and drank bottle after bottle of soda-water on the after-skylight with my good friend and commander, Captain C-- --.

A Personal Record 1919

I had heard of him in a place called Dongola, in the Island of Celebes, when the Rajah of that little-known seaport (you can get no anchorage there in less than fifteen fathom, which is extremely inconvenient) came on board in a friendly way, with only two attendants, and drank bottle after bottle of soda-water on the after-sky light with my good friend and commander, Captain C----.

A Personal Record Joseph Conrad 1890

I had heard of him in a place called Dongola, in the Island of Celebes, when the Rajah of that little-known seaport (you can get no anchorage there in less than fifteen fathom, which is extremely inconvenient) came on board in a friendly way with only two attendants, and drank bottle after bottle of soda-water on the after-skylight with my good friend and commander, Captain C--.

Some Reminiscences Joseph Conrad 1890

"In Northern Sudan, at a place called Dongola, the church building has been converted into a mosque and the few Christians forced to convert to Islam," Mubarak said.

Crosswalk.com - Home 2009

As we strolled through an island village on the Nile River near Dongola, Sudan, an elderly man motioned us into his courtyard to serve us tea and biscuits; he thanked us repeatedly as we left.

Taken Aback by the Kindness of Strangers Stephen Kreider Yoder 2011

Three Christian Ethiopian states have been formed in the first half of the 5th century, namely Nobatia (around Faras in the area of today's Sudanese – Egyptian border), Makuria (around Dongola, ca. 550 km in the south) and Alodia (around Khartoum).

Open Letter to H. E. Mr. Gurjit Singh, Ambassador of India in Abyssinia (Fake 'Ethiopia') 2008

Three days later, his whole army met the Dervishes on the plain outside Dongola.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

This note reached Wolseley at Dongola on November 14.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

His brothers moved their boatyard down to join him, and other exiles from Dongola followed.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

Realizing his predicament, Gordon decided to send Stewart, Power, and the French consul Herbin down the Nile on the steamer Abbas, with orders to force their way past Berber and report the situation at Khartoum from the telegraph station at Dongola.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007