The
Arabs, However, Of The Eastern Side Of Mount Atlas, At Tafilelt, And
Draa, Pronounce Their Moggrebyn Tongue With Much Less Harshness Than
Their Western Neighbours.
But I must acknowledge, that of all Arabic
dialects, none appeared to me so disagreeable and so adulterated as that
of the young Christian fops of Cairo and Aleppo.
[P.468] No. IX.
Topographical Notices of the Valley of Mekka and its Mountains;
extracted from the History of Azraky, showing the names assigned to
every part. [It may be here remarked, that the Bedouins of the present
day continue to bestow on the smallest hill, projecting rock, or little
plain, a distinct and particular name; which circumstance renders the
history of Arabia often obscure, as the names have, in the course of
ages, sometimes changed.]
THE different mountains forming the southern chain of the valley of
Mekka are: - Djebel Fadeh, on the lower part of Djebel Kobeys, nearest to
the town - El Khandame, likewise part of Djebel Kobeys - Djebel el Abyadh,
called among the Pagan Arabs Mestebzera, belonging also to Djebel
Kobeys - Mozazem - Korn Meskale, lower ridge of Shab Aamer - Djebel Benhan,
ibid. - Djebel Yakyan, on the side of Shab Aamer - Djebel el Aaredj, near
the latter - Djebel el Motabekh, or Shab Aamer; so called because the Toba
kings of Yemen, when they invaded Mekka, established here their kitchen -
Shab Abou Dobb - Shab e' Szafa, or Djebel Raha, Shab Beni Kenane - Shab el
Khor - Shab Athmen.
On the northern side are: - El Hazoura; here was formerly the market of
Mekka - El Djethme - Zogag el Nar - Beit el Ezlam - Djebel Zerzera, in the
Djehelye called El Kaym - Djebel Omar, in the Djehelye called Da Aasyr -
Djebel el Adkhar, [El Adkhar is a shrub or plant, mixed by the Mekkans
with mortar in the construction of their houses.
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