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whole country well cultivated, with numerous 
villages. 
3rd. About noon arrive at Shera, a considerable place, the 
capital of a province of the Fulfulde empire of 
Sokoto, and residence of a governor. The place is 
fortified by nature, its position among the rocks, 
which surround it on all sides, leaving only a narrow 
approach from N.W. and S. ; otherwise, there is no 
wall. Most of the houses are built partly of clay, 
partly of reeds, while the house of the governor 
consists entirely of clay. Most if not all of the in- 
habitants seem to belong to the race of the con- 
querors; the consequence is, that there is neither 
industry nor commerce, and the market is of no im- 
portance. 
I here subjoin a list of the more important places of 
the province of Shera, or SMra, from which it will appear 
that this territory, although heretofore scarcely known by 
name, is not inconsiderable, though greatly reduced from 
its ancient extent, when the whole district round Fagam 
belonged to it. This comprises the following places : — Fa- 
gam, birni-n-Mashi, Hosobo-beraja, Gellamang, Kabadi, Ge- 
retti, Dandang, Toba, Matsango, Yelku, Zumborum-claffa- 
tuwo. At the present day there still belong to the province 
of Shera, besides the capital (likewise called Shera), Kurba, 
Geade, Doggo, Dogwa, Kadgo, Kargo, Eimi Tashira, A'ndo- 
bam, Dogo-gawan, Dogo-kawe, Dogo-dekawen, Dogo-duchi, 
Dogo-bangare, Dogo-damvve, Dezina, Tungom, Gowala, Zabi, 
Sabawa, Byllum, Bechime (on a rock), Danguzozo, Yellwa 
gari-n-da-n-Hawa, Gumar, Zakkuwa, Jerego, Chinnade, 
Hardawa (I cannot say whether identical with the place of 
the same name mentioned above), Gorang (east from the 
latter), A'zere (with iron mines), Chinnade madashi, Dalaren, 
Kurke, Ttimpere, Dunkowy, Pongi, Zagedeba, Mogonshi, 
Gadaber, Cherachera, Gadawn, Dega, Gore, Itesh, Joga, 
Woliya, Gosame (" gari-n-dafFa karfi," place for smelting 
