To the west is a mountain called Jilawa. Between it and Bijaya is a day and a half's journey. The tribe of Kenameh extends its settlements until it surpasses the land of Al-All and Budha. They possess generosity and offer food to those who visit them or stay with one of them. They are the most generous of men to guests, to the extent that they have made it easy for themselves to offer their children to guests who stay with them. The ultimate hospitality for them is not complete without their sons spending the night with the guests so that they may receive guidance from them. The Kenameh do not see any shame in this and never refrain from it. The kings have afflicted them with this and inflicted severe punishments upon them, yet they have not desisted, nor have they refrained from their custom in this regard, nor have they deviated from any part of it. At the time of our writing this book, there remained of the Kenameh only about four thousand men, whereas before they were a numerous people, tribes, and nations. The tribes of Kenameh and their people have indeed followed this custom. As for those who are in the region of Setif, they are from the land of Al-Adim. They do not see this, nor do they condone it, nor do they approve of doing anything of these abominations that the tribes of Kenameh, who reside in the region of An'al and its mountains, which are connected to the regions of Constantine, do. The air, and in Ma'araba, there is a fortress called Bilarma, and between them is a two-day journey. It is a pleasant fortress, and in it is strength and might. It has a suburb and a market, and in it are wells of Dhuniba, and its water is also sweet. It is in the middle of the land of the Messiah. Its water is with the large, ancient stones. The people of that region mention that it is from the time of the Messiah. This wall is seen by travelers from outside. The city itself is filled with rubble and stones. When the observer looks at the wall from the outside, he sees a complete wall. But when he enters the city, he finds no wall for it, because the ground of the fortress is level with the battlements, and it is filled with rubble as we have mentioned. This is strange in construction. The fortress of Bishr is a populated castle in the province of Biskra, and it is in