The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . e generations —in the fourth of which they founded Bu Jad. Not only is the representative of the Bu Jad family in as great repute for the adjustment of quarrels as are the shareefs of Wazzan and Tazirwalt in their respective districts, but he does no inconsiderable import trade by way of Casablanca, to say nothing of his vast receipts from tribute. Thursday is the local market day, when most of the men go armed, and carry bayonets on their shoulder-straps. Few towns in Morocco are so beautifully situated as Damnat, which occupies
The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . e generations —in the fourth of which they founded Bu Jad. Not only is the representative of the Bu Jad family in as great repute for the adjustment of quarrels as are the shareefs of Wazzan and Tazirwalt in their respective districts, but he does no inconsiderable import trade by way of Casablanca, to say nothing of his vast receipts from tribute. Thursday is the local market day, when most of the men go armed, and carry bayonets on their shoulder-straps. Few towns in Morocco are so beautifully situated as Damnat, which occupies a lovely valley of the Atlas, two days north-east of Marrakesh, * with a Rahal. f Being abundantly watered from springs whichgush from the hill-side beneath a natural arch knownas Imin-i-firi,—the mouth of the river—a short walkfrom the gates, the valley is highly cultivated, countlessolive-trees forming a prominent feature. l*or irrigating « 9° II 15 \V. (De F.) t 9° 33 45 W. (De F.); 31° 38 45 >-• (I^^ F.)• De Foucalld, pp. 5^ N 348 MINOR TOWNS the lower part of the valley there exists a very credit-able dam. The town itself is strongly walled, and has three exterior gates besides those leading into an extensive mellah and the citadel. Within the latter are Jeioish Centre. , i , • r the governor s palace, the chief mosque andother public buildings of a more solid construction; theordinary dwellings being almost entirely built of earth-concrete, present a ruinous appearance. A good tradeis done with Marrakesh, and until many of them weredriven by persecution to the capital, it was the homeof a large number of well-to-do Jews, but now the mellahis the scene of poverty and filth alone. The surrounding Berbers, who on the death of Mulaiel Hasan descended and sacked the kasbah, are a sourceof fear to even the Mohammedan residents. OtherwiseDamnat lies too far off the main routes to have playeda part of much importance in Moorish history. It mayhave some t
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