45 Bouchehr, after which comes another called Cangoon. Beyond this there are a number of small villages on the coast and there is one known as Naiband, from where a lot of fresh water is taken in small boats called “terradas” to Hormuz for people to drink. There is no water in the island. So, this village amongst others supplies Hormuz with all its provisions: meats and fruits (of which there is abundance). Just after this village of Naiband is another called Bander, and thence there are a number of them, starting with Catife, that is: Queys; Diandarabi; Giraque; Linga; rasbustana; Chinas; Bander Corga; Corgao; Mouguem; Quongo; Bachgardi and Mynão, where there is an excellent fortress: Lar. There are other places in between these, but even though they are small, they do a lot of trade. I am not going to name them here, as I have not got such reliable information on them. I only say that they are all populated by respectable people and principal merchants. So, in the interior, the King of Hormuz has a number of fortresses to defend his lands. They are well supplied with a variety of meats, wheat, barley, a lot of fruit, grapes, and dates of all kinds. Both men and women living these places are white and gentle. They wear long cloths of cotton, silk, scarlet and camlets. All this land is very fertile. The islands of the Kingdom of Hormuz The very island on which the city of Hormuz is situated lies between the coasts of Arabia and Persia, at the mouth of the Persian Sea. If one heads inwards, there are many islands stretching along the sea which belong to the said king of Hormuz. They are his vassals and are the following: Qeshm, which is a large and very fertile island. A lot of Hormuz’s fruit and vegetables come from this island and its has large settlements in it. There is another one after this called Hinderabi, and another, Bascarde. Past Farur, one comes to another large island called Bahrein, where a large number of merchants and respectabale
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