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Ras Furtak, together with the numerous isles, consist prin- 
cipally of gravel, sand, and coral. 
The neighbouring, but smaller Island of Senafer, circular in 
its shape, rises from the sea to about 150 feet. Many Arab 
vessels resort to its commodious and safe harbour, on the 
west side. The lower portion of the isle is coral and sand, 
but the hills are composed of sandstone, like that of Tiran. 
Shushuah is formed of yellow and red sandstone, with coral 
beds in certain places. These islands are barren, and with- 
out trees. 
Barakan, Jubeh, and the many other isles opposite and near 
to this coast of Arabia, are all principally of coral and marine 
debris. 
Following the shore, which is sandy in some spots, but 
marshy in others, and partly clothed with brushwood, the 
sheltered sea-port Ain Uneh or Ainunah, is approached. 
The lofty granite mountain, Gebel Ain Uneh, stands back to 
the north about 12 miles from the sea. 
The town of Ain Uneh, built of coral rock, is conspicuous 
for its whiteness from afar; Wellsted has therefore, for this 
and other causes identified it with the ancient Leuce Come 
Acuxy Kan, t.e., ‘ White Town,’ with great probability. 
About one mile and a half inland, to the north-east, lies 
Wadi-Ain-Uneh between two bare cliffs, which greatly re- 
sembles Wadi Makna, and, like it, is famous for its excellent 
water: although luxuriant by nature, it is uncultivated, 
Some ruins, as well as those of an aqueduct are to be seen. 
Here are a few Doom Palms called “Dom” in Arabic 
(Hyphene Thebaica), and date trees. The caravan of pil- 
grims going from Egypt to the Hedjaz passes along this dis- 
trict to Mecca. As the nature of the country here, and 
southwards, is more verdant and fertile than any before de- 
seribed, I will add the late Lieutenant Wellsted’s account of it 
(ii., p. 166): “ The country bordering on the sea-coast in the 
vicinity of Ainunah, and extending thence to Mowilah, affords 
better pasturage than any part of the coast which I have seen. 
In this tract the Bedouin huts are numerous, as well as large 
flocks of sheep and goats. Their residence here is, however, 
merely temporary ; for, should the rains fail them,—an event 
occurring about once in four years,—they retreat from the 
