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Coiamba : the two others are omitted : and, in both authors, the 

 respective distances are not even proportionable. From the inner 

 mouth of the Arbis, to the boundary either at Cape Mond, or at the 

 Indian Hdb, the distance is, according to Ptolemy, 185 Geographical 

 miles, whilst it is really no more than 60 or 67 British miles. Rizana, 

 I suppose to be a corruption, from Khari and Kharijan, a creek, and 

 in Persian Khalij and Khaljun or Khalzun : and in the Delta, there 

 is a place called Kharizana, according to the Ayin Acberi ; and in some 

 MSS. C'harijuna. These distances must be considerably reduced, and 

 Rhizana will be Alexander's harbour, which being at the mouth of a 

 river, though dry now, is really a Khari, or Kharizana. Besides the 

 narrow channel, between the island and the main, is also a Charizana. 

 The Arbis or x\rabis is called Carbis by iEthicus : and to this day it 

 is denominated Hdb and Cdb. It is the Cophes of Pliny, as will 

 appear hereafter. El Edrisi mentions the country of Araba, and 

 Father Monserrat says, that the river was called in his time Arba, and 

 also Hab ; for he takes particular notice of the Indian Ab, or Hdb. 



From Pagala, Nearchus went to Cabdnd, called Cawdnd by Ptolemy ; 

 from the Sanskrit Cupana, and the Hindi Coowanh, or the wells. 

 These are the wells of Acrah. The next station was at Cocala, from 

 its being near the Hdb or Colcald, or the river of noises ; and several 

 streams in India are, from that circumstance, called Culculya or Cur- 

 culya. Next comes the river Tomerus, called Tuberus by Pliny'; and 

 now the river Haur, Ghaur, and Aghaur. Tomerus is from the 

 Sanskrit Tdmra, one of the names of Hinguld-devi ; and all names, 

 implying a copper colour or Tdmra are applicable to her. The Hindus, 

 however, were not satisfied with this etymology : but they suppose 

 that every thing there was formerly of copper, or Tdmra : but after- 

 wards all the copper was, as usual at this place, turned into stones, 

 still called Tdmra from their colour. The country to the east of the 

 river Haur, or Tdmra, is Tamrd, as far as the Hdb, and belongs parti- 

 cularly to Hinguld, or Tdmrd-devi, more generally called in Sanskrit 

 Camald : hence the country, and town of Camald : and the country to 

 the east of the Hdb, is Swarnaca, or of gold. Philostratus in his 

 life of Apollonius has preserved some curious fragments of anti- 

 quity. 



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