42 heading for the Red Sea cannot enter the strait if it is late evening. Thus they are forced to set to in Berbara and in this harbour. Similarly, those that are leaving (if they have the wind against them) take shelter here, from where they cross to India sticking closely to the coast of Cambay. Thus this town is a stopover for a great many ships. There is so much frankincense growing here that they take it all over the world. In fact they caulk ships with it. A quintal is worth one hundred and fifty reais. The king of Shihr and his kingdom are vassals to Aden, which hold hostage one of his brothers. Dhofar After cape Fartak, the sea coast turns towards Hormuz. Down the coast one comes to a village of Moors called Dhofar, which is also part of the kingdom of Fartak. Here the Moors from Cambay come to trade many cotton cloths, rice and several other goods. Sur If one goes down the coast past the town of Shihr, there are many other small villages inhabited by Moors. In the interior inhabited by desert Arabs. The coast continues as far as the Cape of Ras-al-Hedd, which is where the kingdom and realm of Hormuz begins. The king of Hormuz has a fort called Sur in this place. Here, the coast begins to turn inwards towards Hormuz. The Kingdom of Hormuz in Arabia Heading along the coast past the Cape of Ras-al-Hedd, one passes many towns and forts which belong to the King of Hormuz. These extend to the entrance to the Persian Sea. Similarly, the said King has many castles and towns within the Sea of Persia, and along the Arabian
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