EL HO'dH and its ARAB TRIBES. 
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II. — MOORISH TRIBES IN EL HODH. 
El Hodh, is a large and extensive district, which has re- 
ceived this name, the basin," from the Arabs, on account 
of its being surrounded by a range of rocky hills, el Kodia," 
at the western foot of the eastern extremity of which lies 
Walata, and near its southern foot Tishit, both of which 
belong to El Hodh. The N.E. part of this district, which 
some centuries ago was densely covered with small towns and 
villages, stretching from half a day S. from Walata, to a dis- 
tance of about three days, and being enclosed on the W. and 
E. by ellib," or light sandhills, is called A'rik^ and is rich in 
wells, among which the following are the best known : — El 
Kedaye, Unkusa, Bu-il-gedur, Nejam, AVe-tofen, El Imbe- 
diyat. El Mebduya, Bu- Ash, Rajat, Teshimmamet, Tekiffi, 
Nwaiyar, Tanwallit, and not far from it, Arengis el telliye, 
and Arengis el gibliye, Tunbuske, N. from the large well 
Nwal, mentioned above, El Bedda Ummi e' Duggeman, &c. 
From A'rik, S.W. as far as Mesila, extends the district 
called Ajaumera, to which belongs the famous well El U'g- 
gela, called " surret el Hodh," on account of its being at an 
equal distance —viz. five days — from Tishit, Walata, Ta- 
ganet, and Baghena. Besides these, some of the most famous 
wells of this district are Ajwer, almost at its northern extre- 
mity, Fogis, Bu-Derge, Bir el Hawashar, Ajosh, Gunneu, El 
Beadh, these latter nearErgebe. The N. border of El Hodh, 
stretchino- alono; the base of the kodia between Walata and 
Tishit, is called El Batn. There are besides several districts 
in El Hodh called Aukar, a Berber name identical with 
A'kela, and meaning a waterless district, consisting of isolated 
sandhills. One Aukar, perhaps that meant by El Bekri 
in his description of Ghanata, lies a short distance west from 
Walata, near Tezught ; another district of this name lies be- 
tween Tishit and Mesila. to the north of Ajaumera. I now 
proceed to enumerate the tribes settled in El Hodh. 
The A^gelal, in several sections, viz. : — 
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