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HAWAWIR (IIAUH:1u1N)

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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 93 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HAWAWIR (IIAUH:1u1N) , an See also:African tribe of Semitic origin, dwelling in the Bayuda See also:desert, Anglo-See also:Egyptian See also:Sudan. They are found along the road from Debba to See also:Khartum as far as Bir Gamr, and from Ambigol to See also:Wadi Bishhra. They have adopted none of the See also:negro customs, such as gashing the cheeks or elaborate hairdressing. They own large herds of oxen, See also:sheep and camels.

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