Southern Arabia


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(4.2 stars; 3 reviews)

Southern Arabia recounts a threatening four-month journey into North Eastern Ethiopia by the Bents. These brave travelers were the first to travel without disguise in a region where Westerners had formerly been fortunate to escape with their lives. (Summary by Woolly Bee) (14 hr 27 min)

Chapters

Preface 2:52 Read by April Brown
Southern Arabia: Manamah and Moharek 30:39 Read by katetastrophe
Southern Arabia: The Mounds of Ali 26:12 Read by Phil Schempf
Southern Arabia: Our Visit to Rufa'a 27:17 Read by katetastrophe
Maskat: Some Historical Facts about Oman 34:08 Read by katetastrophe
Maskat: Maskat and the Outskirts 15:49 Read by katetastrophe
The Hadhramout: Makall 19:26 Read by katetastrophe
The Hadhramout: Our Departure into the Interior 12:27 Read by katetastrophe
The Hadhramout: The Akaba 20:29 Read by katetastrophe
The Hadhramout: Through Wadi Kasr 26:31 Read by katetastrophe
The Hadhramout: Our Sojourn at Koton 31:01 Read by katetastrophe
The Hadhramout: The Wadi Ser and Kabr Saleh 32:40 Read by fshort
The Hadhramout: The City of Shibahm 40:33 Read by fshort
The Hadhramout: Farewell to the Sultan of Shibahm 28:57 Read by fshort
The Hadhramout: Harassed by our Guides 44:57 Read by fshort
The Hadhramout: Retribution for our Foes 20:36 Read by fshort
The Hadhramout: Coasting Eastward by Land 20:44 Read by Ken Masters
The Hadhramout: Coasting Westward by Sea 11:36 Read by Ken Masters
Dhofar and the Gara Mountains: Merbat and Al Hafa 37:56 Read by Sienna
Dhofar and the Gara Mountains: The Gara Tribe 28:42 Read by Sienna
Dhofar and the Gara Mountains: The Gara Mountains 29:24 Read by Sienna
Dhofar and the Gara Mountains: The Identification of Abyssapolis 20:01 Read by Sienna
Dhofar and the Gara Mountains: Sailing from Kosseir to Aden 19:57 Read by Sienna
The Eastern Soudan: Coasting along the Red Sea 19:08 Read by MaryAnn
The Eastern Soudan: Halaib and Sawakin Kadim 9:22 Read by MaryAnn
The Eastern Soudan: Inland from Mersa Halaib 11:31 Read by MaryAnn
The Eastern Soudan: Mohammed Gol 6:12 Read by Patrick Eaton
The Eastern Soudan: 'Dancing on Tom Tiddler's Ground, Picking up Gold' 22:43 Read by Patrick Eaton
The Eastern Soudan: Behind the Jebel Erba 25:23 Read by Patrick Eaton
The Mahri Island of Sokotra: Kalenzia 21:04 Read by Sienna
The Mahri Island of Sokotra: Eriosh and Kadhoup 16:58 Read by Sienna
The Mahri Island of Sokotra: Tamarida or Hadibo AND We Depart for the Land's En… 34:29 Read by Sienna
The Mahri Island of Sokotra: Mount Haghier and Fereghet 30:13 Read by Sienna
The Mahri Island of Sokotra: Back to the Ocean 21:10 Read by Sienna
Beled Fadhli and Beled Yafei: Experiences with the Yafei Sultan 27:34 Read by fshort
Beled Fadhli and Beled Yafei: Among the Fadhli 18:38 Read by fshort
Beled Fadhli and Beled Yafei: From the Plain of Mis'hal to the Sea 19:58 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater