And the Zaghawa, who are divided into two groups, the Zaghawa Kaba in eastern Darfur, and they have many camels. And the Mir and Zaghawa al-Dur are four days' journey north of El-Fasher. And among them is a branch called the Al-Kamat in the land of Dara, they learned the Arabic language and forgot their own language. And the Bathi, who speak Arabic with their language, and their center is Jabal Taqabu, three days' journey and the Al-Shamasin, the Qahir type, and and Asnour, in the village of Al-Qarya, Jihah: Al-Midob, center of Jabal Midob, seven days to the northeast of Taqabu. And Qunim of camels, cattle, and sheep, and they are on the Forty road. And Al-Sibbat, in western Darun, and they are people of Badiya, and they are still Fitchiyah. And they worship trees with the Al-Khatun, their language is like the language of Al-Baja, and as for the Bija, and they are called Al-Baja and Al-Bija, they are the people of the eastern desert. Between the Nile and the Red Sea, and among the remnants of the peoples that formed the ancient kingdom of Ethiopia. And it is thought that they are descendants of the sons of Cush, son of Ham, who migrated to Sudan after the flood. It is thought that they are of a different lineage than the Sudanese, and this is thought to be true for these two peoples, or not. It is certain and confirmed by historical and natural evidence that they are of a lineage other than that of the Sudanese. And they are the oldest peoples in Africa after the Sudanese, and they did not originate there but migrated to it from Asia via Egypt or the sea, a long time ago. And the Bija remained pagan until the time of Al-Mamun in the first century of the Hijra. So they taught them Islam, and they embraced it with weakness. But they still retain their Bija language and their first, of Bedouin and nomadic nature, and they resemble the Arabs of the desert in features and customs, but they are darker in complexion and more noble in character. And their livestock are camels, sheep, and goats. And they are divided into several tribes, each tribe having several clans, branches, and factions. Al-Abida, and they are divided into four clans, known as the Banat, which are the Al-Ashabab, who are scattered in the desert between Qena and Khorsko, and the center of their sheikh is Aswat, and among their wells are the wells of Al-Marat, and Al-Anqab, and Abraq. The center of their sheikh is Daraw, Thumali, Aswan. And Al-Fuqara, who are scattered east and west of the Nile between Qena and Khorsko, and the center of their sheikh is Al-Ramadi near Edfu. And Al-Abudin with Al-Shanafir, east of the Nile between Qena and Khorsko, and the center of their sheikh is Al-Sayala to Khorsko, and Akram is subject to Egypt. And 60 1a Ham