To the tops of the palm trees, and their buildings of brick, mud brick, and clay. If one's thought passes by a dwelling and ruins, and their courtyards with their doors still standing, one can count them and know from their number the wealth of the owner of the house, for there may be behind the door four and sixty, with each courtyard two, and wells. But now, at the time of our writing this book, most of their accumulated wealth has passed away, and what was in their hands of God's blessings has become scarce. Yet, despite this, they are described as prosperous and wealthy, with pride and self-importance that they do not abandon. And in the city of Ighmat, scorpions are abundant and often sting people, and some may die from their bites. And in the city of Ighmat, there are various kinds of benefits and types of blessings, and everything edible there is cheap and readily available. To the north of it is the city, and 12 miles from it is a city built by Yusuf ibn Tashfin in the year 470 AH, after he bought its land from the people of Ighmat for a large sum of money. It was surrounded by walls and built on a clear piece of land, with no mountains around it except a small mountain called Iglimber, from which the stone was quarried to build the fortress of the Amir al-Mu'minin 'Ali ibn Yusuf ibn Tashfin, which is known as Dar al-Hajir. And there is nothing in the place of the city of Marrakesh except what is from this mountain. Its construction was done with lime and mortar, and the vaulted roofs, and the water that irrigates the gardens is extracted by its ingenious engineering. This was done by 'Abd Allah ibn Yunus al-Muhandis. The reason for this was that their water was not found near the surface, as it was close to the ground. This is because the sustenance of the aforementioned man, 'Abd Allah ibn Yunus, came to Marrakesh at the beginning of its construction, and there was only a garden there.