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...of its blessings, and it was stripped of its resources and moved elsewhere. Now only two large castles remain, with their inhabitants, a tribe of the Berber Hawara. On the sea coast, there is now a large, inhabited castle with industries and a bustling market. The area also has many date palms and olive trees from which they extract oil. From Al-Libdah to Qasr Bani Hassan is 17 miles, and from there to the port of Bakru is one mile. This is the port of Hassan, safe from all winds. From there to Qasr Hashim is 13 miles, and from Qasr Hashim to Qasr Samiyah is 13 miles. From Qasr Samiyah to Sud'ah Ibn Mankud is 12 miles. From Al-Subghah to Sharaf Fanan is 20 miles. This is from Tripoli to the edge of Khansat, 180 miles along the coast, and 310 miles inland. Here ends the description of what has been covered in this part of the Syrian coast, as per the division. We will proceed with the remaining part, God willing. The Subghah we mentioned is attributed to Ibn Mankud, and around and within it live tribes of the Berber Hawara, under the authority of the Arabs. It has a well-attended market. There are large granaries where they store barley by labor, and the Arabs store their food there. Here ends what is contained in the second part of the third region. Praise be to God. What this third part of the third region contains is mostly desert, with few inhabitants. Its people are corrupt Arabs, oppressive to their neighbors. In it are cities like Zuwaylah Ibn Khitab, Mustabih, Ra'id, Awjalah, and Bishartah. On the Syrian coast are castles, which we have detailed, and famous cities like Hasa and Ajdabiyah.