236 TRAVELS IN AFRICA, 
of them, who had been formerly once, or more than once, 
Chab'ir (leader) of the jelabs on their journey to Kahira, and a 
man, as I have generally underftood, refpedtable for his talents 
and his 'virtues. North and North-weft, Nukti and Hellet-hummar, 
South, Htllet-el-Atamne and Hdlet yemin-Ullah. South-weft 
and Weft, Hellet-el-Fukkara and Bweri. There are fome other 
fmaller ones, the names of which I have either never learned or 
have forgotten. 
On all fides Cobbe is furrounded by a plain. To the Weft 
and South- weft it extends to the foot of Kerda and Malha^ two 
rough mountains or rocks, at about twenty-miles diftance in 
that diredicn. South it is bounded by Gebd Cufa, at near 
twelve miles diftance, near which are feen fome villages. South- 
eaft it extends to Barboge^ and is there bounded, on the North- 
eaft, by Gebel Wanna, and on the Eaft South-eaft by a wadi or 
torrent, which bears its name, and the fands {goze) beyond it. 
But to the Eaft there is no extent of level ground j the whole 
road from Sweini North, to Gidid South, being bounded in 
that diredion by a mountain, firft under the name of T'ega, 
and then under that of Wanna. Gebel Cobbe ftands almoft 
infulated, and is placed Weft of the latter. In Cobbe' there are 
very few houfes, perhaps none, inhabited by natives of Fur. 
The people are all merchants and foreigners. The other 
more noted towns of the empire are, Sweini, Kiirma, Cubcabia, 
RU, Coiirs, Shoba, Gidid, Gelle. Sweini is fituated almoft North 
of Cobbe, at the diftance of more than two days diligent travel- 
ling. Kourma, a fmall town, Weft by South, at the diftance of 
four and a half or five hours-— twelve or thirteen miles. Cub- 
cabia, 
