{"id":87,"date":"2025-09-17T17:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/word\/?p=87"},"modified":"2025-09-17T17:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:28:19","slug":"the-settite-is-the-river-par-excellence-as-it-is-the-principal-stream-of-abyssinia-in-which-country-it-bears-the-name-of-tacazzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aberth.com\/samuelwhitebaker\/the-settite-is-the-river-par-excellence-as-it-is-the-principal-stream-of-abyssinia-in-which-country-it-bears-the-name-of-tacazzy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Settite is the river par excellence, as it is the principal stream of Abyssinia, in which country it bears the name of &#8220;Tacazzy.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Settite is the river par excellence, as it is the principal stream of Abyssinia, in which country it bears the name of &#8220;Tacazzy.&#8221; Above the junction the Athara does not exceed two hundred yards in width. Both rivers have scooped out deep and broad valleys throughout their course. This fact confirmed my first impression that the supply of soil had been brought down by the Atbara to the Nile. The country on the opposite or eastern bank of the Atbara is contested ground. In reality it forms the western frontier of Abyssinia, of which the Atbara River is the boundary; but since the annexation of the Nubian provinces to Egypt there has been no safety for life or property upon the line of frontier; thus a large tract of country actually forming a portion of Abyssinia is uninhabited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Settite is the river par excellence, as it is the principal stream of Abyssinia, in which country it bears the name of &#8220;Tacazzy.&#8221; Above the junction the Athara does not exceed two hundred yards in width. 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