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and the famous Maghreb, and it has many rivers and springs. It also has other buildings and settlements. Fes is the center and pivot of the cities of the far Maghreb, and around it live tribes of Berbers, but they speak Arabic. They are Banu Yusuf, Fandalaweh, Yahallilun, Zawwah, Majasah, Ghayyanah, and Sulajun. The city of Fes is named, may its presence be honored, and it is the most famous destination. Caravans travel to it, and all sorts of rare goods, fine fabrics, merchandise, and beautiful items are brought to its presence. Most of them are easily acquired, and its inhabitants have the largest share and most abundant fortune of everything good. From the city of Fes to the city of Ceuta, which is on the Strait of Gibraltar to the north, is a day's journey. From Fes to Tlemcen is a day's journey. The road between them is to leave Fes towards the Sabu, a great river that comes from the vicinity of Jabal al-Qal'ah, flows past Fes to the east, about nine miles away. There, the Fes River meets with all the other small springs and rivers that join it, and there are villages and settlements along it. The road continues from there to Nimaltah, a day's journey, which is a village with settlements on the Lilia River, which is fed from the south by a valley called Wadi Abnayyin. From there to Qarantalah, a day's journey. In past times, it was also a city with many vineyards, fruits, and cultivated fields. From there to Bab Zanatah, about ten miles, which is a valley with a river on which there are many sheep, camels, and crops, watered by the Aynanun River. From there to Qal'at Kurmadhulah, a day's journey, and there is the market of Darawgh, and Sar'a, and a place called An'alah, located on the Adnanun River. From Kurmadh, at the bottom.

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