Eighty-five houses, and their villages were numbered accordingly. When they finished building the villages, water was allocated to each village according to the amount of land it could irrigate, neither more nor less. Then, each group was assigned a specific time for drinking, so that they would not get water except during their allotted time. This is the description of Al-Fayoum. Whoever leaves Egypt by the main Nile towards Upper Egypt travels from Fustat to Minyat Al-Sudan, which is a large town connected to settlements with various crops. It is on the west bank of the Nile, about 15 miles from Misr and 20 miles from Bayad. These are inhabited villages and estates with good crops and gardens containing various fruits. From there, it is 20 miles to Al-Hima Al-Saghir, then 10 miles to Al-Hima Al-Kabir on the east side. It is an inhabited village with gardens, vineyards, and farms. From there, it is 20 miles to the monastery of Al-Fayoum on the east side, then 2 miles to the village of Tunis on the west side. It is located away from the Nile. From there, it is half a day to Dahrut, and Dahrut is on the west side of the Nile. From there, it is about 20 miles to the city of Al-Abis on the west side. The city of Anqis is an ancient, eternal city, and we have previously mentioned it in our earlier discussion of the lands of Egypt in the second climate. The road from there to the city of Aswan is on the Nile, and we have no need to repeat that. As for the lower parts of Egypt, whoever wishes to travel there will travel downstream along the Nile for miles to Minya, and from there 5 miles to the city of Al-Qaid. It is a large, inhabited city with farms, gardens, and crops. From there, it is 5 miles to Shibh, which is a village and estates like a city where the famous and potent honey syrup is made throughout the land. It also has the monastery of Saint Anshans. From there, it is 5 miles to Bimsus.