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ckoufodah means hedge hog toson (297) 19°7' N.

==== water ====

363/388 water freezes in Yemen (298)

==== tehama 375 ====

ras hele 18° 36' N. the principal Arabs to which the country
belongs are Cotrushi, Sebahi, helali, mauchlota & menjahi. they
come from a'jam & are black & woolly headed (302) there
are also the Habib. - taami, in Hebrews temi, or tehama
means the sea cost (302)

Kotumbal in 17°57'N. The Cotrushi abide in the village
sibt (303)

island derege or shield island.

[dueime?] villages souths of Djezan in 16°12'5'' N.

==== henna ====

henna is an astringent to keep dry from sweat (307)

==== musc 380 ====

the Arabs perfume themselves with musc, amber, incense
bejoin  mixed with the sharp horny nails which are at the end 
of the fish [surrumbac?].

==== 381 ====

371
the Abyssine girls bear children longer than the Arabs, 
i.e. after 20 years (308

ish Perim, otherwise mehun (315) raheeda (317)

==== money 383 ====

commesh, loubia, muchsota & harfare synonymous at 
Loheia: but the first is the most common. (323) 1 real = 40 commesh

==== weights ====

a Loheia is a weight called faranzala = 20 roll of
160 drachms each (324)

==== Loheia ====

Loheia (325) is 15°40'52'' & 42°58'15''

==== winds 386 ====

358 
the harbours on the west coast are deep without
banks or bars on account of the N.W. winds (327)

foosht island has excellent water (330) 15°59'43'' they
catch a great deal of fish called seajan <s>w</s> to sell at Loheia for
corn.

==== rains 388 ====

374
in baccalan island are fine cisterns and it rains violently 
by intervals from October to March.

==== sea W. 389 ====

374
our fish & rice were boiled in sea water which I 
prefereed (335)

==== cisterns ====

388
Zimmer island has fine cisterns 16°7'N. there are 
antelopes & hyenas.

Jibbel [teir?] called orneon in Ptolemy 15°38' (339)

bad bank by 15°28'15'' - racka garbia isl. 15°31'30''

==== dahlac 393 ====

the s. cape of Dahalak is ras shouke - [Dobelen?] has 80
houses (349) 370 cisterns. there are 12 villages in Dahalac
the blacks of Arkeeko grow less black in a generation at 
Dahalac. - they are not long livers (353)

==== id 394 ====

formerly the Basha of masuah passed every summer
at Dahalac for the coolness of the air. the fishery extended
from Dah. to 20° N. a place between suakem & the
supposed river frat called gungunnah in 21°28' N was for
the grand signior. tortoises were also fished. tibbar
i.e. pure gold from [senaar?] (354)

==== language 395 ====

the language at Dahalac is that of the shepherds.

ras anlalou the N. cape of Dahalac (360) there is a 
bogaz or run of tide between Dahalac & the S. point of the island 
of [Noora?], about 40 fathom broad.

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