The council hall, the great diwan, is located beyond the first entrance. This hall is spacious, and the Sultan only sits there on great occasions or for important matters. I have remembered that the entire Fur building is made of millet stalks or a type of reed. The diwan is called "Laqadab" or "Rukub," and its construction is as follows: Long wooden poles are brought, with a fork at the end of each pole, like this: They are dug into the ground in equal holes, of equal length, and the holes are arranged in opposing rows so that one row is separated from the other by a space. It looks like this: But it is all in one style and one line, so that each hole is filled.