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Among them is the Wadi Al-Malkh, and there is Mutayf, a frightening place. Raids of the Arabs and their evil reach Haffna. From there to Al-Sa'af, which is a fortress, then to Hisn Al-Natur, then to Souq Al-Khamees, where there is a dwelling. All this land is traversed by the Arabs, who oppress its people. Souq Al-Khamees is a fortress on top of a mountain with running water, and the Arabs cannot overcome it due to its strength. It has few farms and benefits. From there to Al-Ghamna, which is a fortress on top of a mountain. From there to Souq Al-Ithnayn, where there is a dwelling, a fortified palace. The Arabs surround its land, and men guard it along with the rest of its people. From there to Hisn Tafalkant, which is a fortress. To Tartana, which is a small fortress. From there to Qasr Adaya, which is a fortress on top of a mountain. Then to Hisn, to Hisn, to Hisn, to Hisn Al-Qal'a, a stage. All these fortresses are with the Arabs in a truce, and sometimes some of them harm each other. However, the hands of the soldiers are restrained, and the Arabs are eager to cause harm. The reason for this is that the Arabs have a reasonable blood money, and they do not have to pay blood money for those they kill. From Al-Musaylah to Thulba, two stages. Thulba is the city of Al-Rab, and its city is good, with abundant water, gardens, grains, cotton, wheat, and barley. It has a mud wall, and its people are mixed. It has crafts, trades, and wealth for its people, engaged in various types of trade. It has much fruit, as well as other fruits. From Al-Musaylah to Maqarr, a stage, which is a small city with farms and grains. Its people cultivate flax, which is abundant among them. From Maqarr to Thulba, a stage. Between Thulba and the city of Bitjabiyya, 4 stages. Likewise, from Thulba to Baghi, 4 stages. From Thulba eastward to Dar Mulul, a large stage. In it is a settlement of the people of Indar, a prosperous city with standing markets, farms, and abundant crops. It has a fortress with a lookout post from the city, overlooking the areas where the Arabs roam in their lands, and from which one can see further into the land. They drink from running springs. Between Dar Mulul and Naqwas, 3 stages. Jabal Awras is from it.

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