488 MOCHA. 
Abyssinians themselves, with the central province of Tigre 
proper, which has given its name to the whole, and shall then 
proceed south-eastward, and take a kind of general survey of 
the remainder. 
The high range of mountains in the neighbourhood of Adowa 
runs down the centre of Tigre proper. This province is bounded 
on the north by the river Mareb : on the east, by Agame ; on 
the west, by Shire ; and on the south, by the river Warre, which 
takes its rise eastward of Haramat, and runs by GuUibudda and 
• Temben to the Tacazze. It contains within its limits the 
minor districts of Adet, Adowa, Gundufta, Kella, Devra- 
Damo, Haramat,* Amba-Sanet, Tsai, Tsama and Abba Garima, 
with many others of inferior note ; and its general character is 
that of a range of hill-forts, or " ambas,"' intersected by deep gul- 
lies and highly cultivated plains. 
To the east of Tigre proper lies the province of Agame, a rich and 
fertile territory, owing in a great measure to its being situated on 
a level at a considerable elevation above the sea, which in the 
' torrid climates generally insures these advantages. It has for its 
eastern frontier part of the lofty ridge of mountains which extends 
from Senafe to Taranta, and its strong holds bordering on the 
Taltal, together with its vicinity to the salt-plain, render it of 
great importance in the country. The chief town is Genata, and 
the smaller gtiltas'* of Seraxo, Shihah, Calaut, Adegraat, 
Gullimuckida, Gunde Gunde, and Agro, are comprehended 
within its limits. 
* The inhabitants of this province are famous for their skill in cooking : the district i§ 
commanded at present by Ayto Welled Afsge, son of Guebra Mascal. 
