Bilma, a town of the Sahara, Central Africa, situated in 18° 40' N. lat., 14° E. long., on an oasis called the Wady Kawar. It is the capital of the Tibu country, important as a resting-place of caravans crossing the desert, but is a poor place.
Bilma
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract
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