and less, and nothing of the curtains, cloaks, and other clothes made of wool and cotton is made there except that it bears the name of the embroidery made there, whether it is from the special embroidery or the general embroidery, a written mark of what was done by the craftsmen after them until when? And we have written this. These curtains, carpets, and cloaks are famous throughout the land. This gulf extends north to the city of Annas, which is Marhalan, a small, fortified city, populous, abundant in goodness, gathering blessings, with abundant agriculture, and everything edible is plentiful and cheap, and trade is beneficial, and its markets are profitable. From there to Al-Laun Marhalan, and from there to the city of Dalas, which is on the eastern side of the Nile, about two miles from it, a journey of about two days. In this city of Dalas, the finest gold bridles are made, attributed to its craftsmanship. It is a small, prosperous, and magnificent city. Iron craftsmanship is self-sufficient and abundant in improvements. In the days of the Copts, the city of Dalas was very populous and mentioned in the chronicles of the provinces. However, in our current time, it is not large because a group of its inhabitants and evil Arabs have infiltrated it, ravaged the outskirts of this land, and destroyed them, so its inhabitants have suffered. This gulf ends at Al-Fayoum and reaches Lake Qurun. We will mention this in the third part. As for Tarfad and Samsta, they are far from the Nile, about two miles from it. They are populated and have farms for sugarcane. And from them are made curtains and other things.