a së kwa ndahay hayi
do know you people here
Do you know anybody here?

On your first visit you climb the mountain by the northern paved way, see the plateau in various seasons, meet Sukur going about their business or relaxing, and return by a different route to Mefir Suku, the village on the plain that, every Tuesday, holds a market visited by both Sukur and Margi.

The (virtual) tour consists of a slideshow best viewed on IE5 or later with, if it isn't already bundled into your operating system, the Powerpoint 2003 Add-in Office Animation Runtime. This is a free download.

View from the Sukur plateau across to Mt Meldeng and down to the plains. The northern paved way climbs the ridge in the middle distance to a point below and to the right of the summit. Its unpaved portion can be seen as a line sloping down to the left edge of the picture.

Striga, a beautiful plant growing in the fields, is also called witchweed. It is one of the few flowering plants that parasitises others, here robbing sorghum, millet, and maize of water and nutrients.

 Top of Page