in Egypt/Sudan as a group of "Austrian" soldiers led by a man called Shenghal Sendjer, which Esch assumes to be originally General Sendjer or Senger. Magyarab communities Magyarabs live along the Nile, in Sudan around Wadi Halfa, in Egypt around Aswan in the villages of and about 400 Magyarabs live in Cairo. Proverbs about the Magyarab The people of many different ethnicities neighboring the Magyarab have proverbs that tell us more about the historical Magyarab people. Al-majāri lā yisālli fil-mesjīd. – The Hungarian does not pray in the mosque. Rā's al-majār zejj al-hajjār. – The Hungarian's head is as hard as a stone. Al-majārī yilbis burneta. – The Hungarian wears a hat. References and notes Detailed report about a Hungarian expedition: Islands on the Nile - The Csángós of Africa, the Magyarabs (1), Magyar Nemzet, Budapest, 10 03 2007 Islands on the Nile - The Csángós of Africa, the Magyarabs (2), Magyar Nemzet, Budapest, 17 03 2007 Islands on the Nile - The Csángós of Africa, the Magyarabs (3), Magyar Nemzet, Budapest, 24 03 2007 Other references: Hungarians along the Nile, Demokrata, Budapest, 17 07 1997 (Archive) External links Topographic map of the Wadi Halfa region in 1958 (prior to the filling of Lake Nasser/Nubia) which shows "Magarab I." (i.e., Magyarab Island) near the top. Published by the British War Office and Air Ministry in 1960. Ethnic groups in Egypt Ethnic groups in Sudan Ottoman period in Hungary