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Bornu
[ bawr-noo ]
noun
- a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
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He was born in Bornu, and when young had joined his father, who was going with a caravan to Mecca.
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He was irresistibly attracted towards Bornu, and perished in that country, which was to claim so many victims.
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In Bornu, they make large rafts, by putting a frame over several of these makara, placed side by side.
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The rivers are intermittent, and water in southern Bornu is obtained only from wells, which are sunk to a great depth.
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Dikwa, the capital chosen by Rabah (see below), lies in the German part of Bornu.
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