za'gha. — mo'bti. 
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from a very important place, the celebrated Zagha of the Arab 
geographers, which on account of its situation out of the 
great commercial track is at present not very generally known 
in those quarters. The original form of the name both with 
Songhay and Fulbe, seems to be Jaka or Jagha ; but the 
letters Z and J are continually interchanged. The town is 
said to lie at the distance of one and a half day S.W. from 
Sare-dina, the city of the (Mohammedan) religion," and 
only half a day N.E. from Jafarabe*, and is still celebrated 
on account of its excellent tari " or leppi." 
I here add a short list of the towns and villages between 
Kuna, the place where the river is ordinarily crossed in pro- 
ceeding from Sofara to the island of Masina Proper, and 
Mobti : — From Kuna, about six miles E., is Nema, situated 
on the E. side of the river ; from Nema, Tikketia, on the W. 
side of the river; Sare-bele, on the E., Sare-mele, on the 
W. of the river, N. of Tikketia; Gomi, a large town on 
the bank of the river ; Mobti, on the E. side, with large 
fortifications, if I have understood right, of an ancient date, 
where the two branches join; Nymitogo, on the E. side of 
the river. 
The distance from Tenengu, is also a day and a half, 
and between them lie the following places, beginning with 
Tenengu : — Takanene, Chube, a hamlet inhabited by slaves, 
Kumbel, Ingelleye, Taikiri, KoUima, and Warangha. 
From Jafarabe upwards along the river, are situated the 
places : — 
Kono;unkoro, " old Konscu." 
Kono. 
and Jenni or Zinne, has a market every Wednesday and Thursday. 
The eastern side of Sofara is skirted by a small branch or creek 
of the Niger called Golonno, and on the eastern bank of the latter 
lies a village called Gonima. 
* These particulars I obtained after having finished my manu- 
script map in Timbuktu. 
