The mart of +Abalitês+ is represented by the modern +Zeyla+ [lat. 11° 22´ N., long. 43° 29´ E., 79 miles from the straits.] On the N. shore of the gulf are Abalit and Tejureh. Abalit is 43 miles from the straits, and Tejureh 27 miles from Abalit. This is the +Zouileh+ of Ebn Haukal and the +Zalegh+ of Idrisi. According to the _Periplûs_ it was near the straits, but Ptolemy has fixed it more correctly at the distance from them of 50 or 60 miles. 8. Beyond Aualitês there is another mart, superior to it, called +Malaô+, at a distance by sea of 800 stadia. The anchorage is an open road, sheltered, however, by a cape protruding eastward. The people are of a more peaceable disposition than their neighbours. The imports are such as have been already specified, with the addition of— Πλείονες χιτῶνες—Tunics in great quantity. Σάγοι Ἀρσινοητικοι γεγναμμένοι καὶ βεβαμμένοι—Coarse cloaks (or blankets) manufactured at Arsinoê, prepared by the fuller and dyed. Μελίεφθα ὀλίγα—A few utensils made of copper fused with honey. Σίδερος—Iron. Δηνάριον οὐ πολὺ χρυσοῦντε καὶ ἀργυροῦν—Specie,—gold and silver, but not much. The exports from this locality are— Σμύρνα—Myrrh. Λίβανος ὁ περατικος ὀλίγὸς—Frankincense _which we call peratic_, _i.e._ from beyond the straits, a little only. Κασσία σκληροτέρα—Cinnamon of a hard grain. Δούακα—Douaka (_an inferior kind of cinnamon_). Κάγκαμον—The gum (_for fumigation_) _kangkamon_. ‘Dekamalli,’ gum. Μάκειρ—The spice _macer_, which is carried to Arabia. Σώματα σπανίως—Slaves, a few. (8) +Malaô+ as a mart was much superior to Abalitês, from which our author estimates its distance to be 800 stadia, though it is in reality greater. From the description he gives of its situation it must be identified with Berbereh [lat. 10° 25´ N., long. 45° 1´ E.] now the most considerable mart on this part of the coast. Vincent erroneously places it between Zeyla and the straits. 9. Distant from +Malaô+ two days’ sail is the trading port of +Moundou+, where ships find a safer anchorage by mooring at an island which lies very close to shore. The exports and imports are similar to those of the preceding marts, with the addition of the fragrant gum called _Mokrotou_, a peculiar product of the place. The native traders here are uncivilized in their manners. (9) The next mart after Malaô is +Moundou+, which, as we learn from Ptolemy, was also the name of an adjacent island—that which is now called Meyet or Burnt-island [lat. 11° 12´ N., long. 47° 17´ E., 10 miles east of Bandar Jedid].