Sudan, in this order, they do not leave it, as the sun kills with its heat anyone who walks in the heat during the peak of summer and the heat of the earth. For this reason, they remain in the shade, as we have described. In this part also, it is from the north of the land of Ghana, and in it is the city of Audaghost, which is a small city in the desert with little water. It is situated between two mountains, similar to Mecca in its construction, and its inhabitants are few, and there is no great one in it. There is no trade, and its people have camels, and they live by them. From it to the city of Ghana is 13 stages, and likewise from Audaghost to the cities of Warghalan is 31 stages. From Audaghost also to the city of Jarmah is about 25 stages. Likewise, from Audaghost also to the island of Ulayl, the salt mine, is one month. Some of the wandering merchants in the lands of Sudan have informed that in the vicinity of Audaghost, near the connected water sources, truffles grow, weighing up to 3 ritls or more. They bring it to Audaghost as a delicacy, which they cook with camel meat and eat, claiming that there is nothing like it on earth, and they have spoken the truth. Here ends the mention of what the first part of the second climate contained, and praise be to God alone.

The second part of the second climate It includes in its share of land the desert of Nisra and the entirety of the land of Fezzan, with the cities within it. It also includes the entirety of the lands of the Zaghawa Sudan. The largest part of this land consists of connected, unpopulated deserts, desolate regions, and mountains.