And the principles of their gains, and on them they rely. From the valley of Al-Alafiyyah to Aydhab, from the land of the Beja, it is 11 days. And from the land of the Beja, Bokhtnah, which is also a populated village with a market that is not relied upon. And around them are people who breed camels, and from them are their livelihoods, and they are more numerous, and their gains. And to this region are attributed the Bokhtiyyah camels, and there are no camels on the face of the earth better than them, nor more patient in travel, nor more pleasant. And the cattle of Egypt are known for this. And between the land of Nubia and the land of the Beja are men called the Balyun, and they have firmness and resolve, and all the surrounding peoples submit to them and fear their harm. They are Christians, schismatics, of the Jacobite sect, as are all the people of Nubia and al-Basha, and most of the Beja are schismatic Christians of the Jacobite sect, as we have previously mentioned. And it also includes in the land of al-Basha, among the Beja, the land of Basra, and they are under the protection of al-Basha. These are continuous villages, and their city is Jawwah. From there to Baqli is 9 days. And from there also to Bitnah al-Barand is [number of] days. And the city of Bitnah, which was previously mentioned, is above the equator, at the end of the inhabited world. And these are the furthest extent of the fifth part of the first climate. Glory be to God alone.

The Second Climate When we described the first climate and what it contained in ten parts, and we named them, and mentioned in each part what was due to it of cities, villages, mountains, inhabited and submerged lands, and what was in them of animals, minerals, incense, caravans, kings, and peoples, and their customs, traditions, and manners, it was incumbent upon us to mention in this second climate what it contains of lands, islands, and cities.