نزهة المشتاق في اختراق الآفاق (Book of Roger — Geography with 70 Maps) (1154) - Page 19

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gathered from the island

...in receding, and the waters retreat, everyone in the lands of the Sudan who are able returns to those islands. They search throughout the days the Nile is receding, and each person among them finds there what God, may He be exalted, has given them, be it much or little of raw gold, and not one of them leaves disappointed. When the Nile returns to its level, the people sell what they have in their hands of the gold, and they trade with one another. The people of Warkalan and the people of the Far Maghrib buy most of it and take it out to the mints in their own lands, where they strike it into dinars and use them in trades and merchandise. This happens every year. Among the cities of Waqara is Tibrqi Tibrqi, which is a large city with many people. Between Ghana and Tibrqi is six days, and its road follows the Nile. From the city of Tibrqi to the city of Marasa is six days. From the city of Marasa to the land of Suqmara is six stages. From the city of Suqmara to the city of Samghada is eight days. This city of Samghada is a pleasant city on the bank of the sweet water freshwater river. From it to the city of Ragbil is nine days. From the city of Suqmara to the city of Gharbil in the south is six days. The city of Ragbil is on the bank of the sweet water, and it is a city of pleasant status on the slope of a mountain that rises above it from the south. Ragbil, if not read as Gharbil, I do not see how what is said here is correct. From the city of Ragbil towards the west to the city of Ghanara is eleven stages. This Ghanara is on the bank of the Nile, and it has a humble wall surrounding it. It has many people, and its inhabitants possess bravery. From the city of Ghanara to the city of Ghana is eleven stages. It is not much, and all these lands we have mentioned are under the obedience of the ruler of Ghana. ۞