_ 315 _ city, half a day’s joumey from Bandemahi, called Bargueri, situated along this river to the north, inhabited by the same people, with good flat-roofed houses. It has a very strong castle, which the Turk reconstructed when he captured all these places from Shah Tahmasp. One puts up at a large city called Argis, a day’s joumey from Van. It is situated along the sea, peopled by Armenians and Kurds, most of whom live by trade, to which they are greatly dedicated. So are the people of Bandemahi and Bargueri. It is a land well provided with wine and fruits, much cotton, but little com, because there are no large fields. It is flat, without walls, as are the others. The houses have flat roofs. It also has another castle reconstructed by the Turk. Another river passes nearby, which rises in the same mountains as the one that flows to Bandemahi, and it is always crossed by a bridge. From this city one travels to another, a short day’s journey away, called Adiljauz, also situated along the sea, with a wall around it, and another castle reconstructed by the Turk. It is also peopled by Armenians and many Kurdish Moors, who live in the same manner and in the same houses as the others. Many ships are made here which are
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