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Jebel Marra is inhabited only by the Fur tribes and their sub-tribes, numbering three main divisions. The first is Kujara, who inhabit the area from Qorla to the vicinity of Jebel al-Saghir, al-Musarra, and al-Khas. This is the true Marra region. A little further on is Dar al-Badiya, inhabited by the Yemen. Kibrat and the Fur inhabit Dar al-Badiya, and they are called Tamura. Beyond Dar al-Badiya is Dar Roka, and beyond that is Dar Farawjiya. Zaka is to the west, and Qara is to the east. Then comes Dar Funqu, then Dar Farawjiya, then Dar Roka, and then Dar Sabil, which leans more towards the west. For this reason, it is ruled by the people of the valley. Know that Jebel Marra is not a single mountain, but rather a collection of large and small mountains. Before entering Dar al-Badiya, the mountain range breaks off, leaving a plain inhabited by the Fulan, who even approach al-Masalimt from the west, and are joined by Banu Jilba, al-Masira al-Zarqa, and all those mentioned, in addition to the nomads and those living around them to the north, east, and south, and other migrating tribes. The Fur call them "Darawiya" and "al-Mansu". As for the Darfan, they and the central tribes do not consider themselves by tribe. If you wish for me to explain the structure of the Dar al-Fur and the locations of these tribes and their established customs, I will draw for you something that is approximately in the form of a table for understanding. This is it: let us assume this direction is the direction of the south.

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