In the month or in the desert between them, there is a fertile plain, and the people of Lisbon and most of the people of the West are informed that the colocynth is cultivated in this plain. They sow it in the ground for 40 days, then it is harvested, and one measure of it yields a hundred measures, and sometimes more or less. The city of Shintirin is on a very high hill. To the south, it has a great wall but no rampart. Below it is Redes along the river. Its inhabitants drink from springs and also from the river. It has many gardens, mostly fruit trees, and abundant produce. From the city of Shintirin to the city of Ptolemais is 4 stages. To its right, as it drinks, is the city of Blaines, which is at the foot of a mountain. It has a wall, a fortress, and a gate. It has many inhabitants, markets, and houses, and its women are beautiful. From there to Ptolemais is 14 miles. From Marda to the fortress of Karkara is 3 stages. From Karkara to the city of Qal'at Rabah is on the bank of the river. This river flows from the meadows of Funia. It is inhabited by Furbana Dana to Qal'at Rabah, then by Asir from there to Atman Ardadah, and its army to Marda, then to the great river. From Qal'at Rabah to the city of Ptolemais Caesar, then to Maghrib from Sharasa, then to Daba'bar, to Atman Martalah, it flows in the great river. From Qal'at Rabah to the fortress of Arid Bowman, which is Atman Mamna', and from there to Tabaldalta is one stage. From Qal'at Rabah, to the north, to Atman Anbalat is two stages. From Atman Anbalat to the city of Talmere Yuman. Likewise, from the city of Qashara al-Saif to al-Bakhsasah, Asam. From Ankhadah to Talibir Yuman. And from the city of Marda to Atman Mar is two stages. They are light, which is Atman Amer Ajl, and its mouth is beautiful, and men have cavalry and knights in the land of the Romans. From Atman Mudun, Ansi Barkhana is two stages, and from there, Haftanan, and the city.