PEOPLE OF THE PLACE. 
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Fezzanees call tliem their Arabs. They cover up 
their faces like their kindred of Ghat, but have for 
the most part white thelems instead of black. A 
few sport a red fotah, or turban. They speak Arabic 
commonly, but some know also the language of 
Ghat ; which fact connects them certainly with that 
country. Their proper name is Tanelkum, a genuine 
Tuarick word, and decisive of their Targhee origin. 
Their trade is chiefly camel-driving between Ghat 
and Fezzan. They are a fairer and finer race than 
the Fezzanees, and do not intermarry with them. 
Their numbers are not great, perhaps scarcely more 
than a thousand souls in all Fezzan ; but they live 
in a state of entire independence, and pay no contri- 
butions to the Porte. 
We passed the first well and came up with the 
true Fezzanees at the village of Laghareefah, where 
we encamped. It is situated in Wady Gliarbee, 
more properly called El- Wady par excellence^ on 
account of its superior fertility and culture. There 
is also Wady Sherky, and several others ; as Etsaou, 
Akar, Um-el-Hammam, Takruteen, and Aujar. The 
people of Laghareefah are all of a black-brown hue, 
and some had the ordinary negro features. They 
were a little rude at first, but made some compen- 
sation in the evening by sending us a good supply 
of meat and fresh bread to our tents. 
To our surprise, we saw nothing of our chaouches 
here ; and on making inquiries, we found that they 
were not with the caravan. They were known to 
